Associations between recreational walking and attractiveness, size, and proximity of neighborhood open spaces

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1752-1757

  Sugiyama, Takemi ^a   Francis, Jacinta ^b   Middleton, Nicholas J ^b   Owen, Neville ^a   Giles CortI, Billie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WALKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77956241226     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.182006     Document Type: Article

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