Walk Score™ as a global estimate of neighborhood walkability

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 460-463

  Carr, Lucas J ^a   Dunsiger, Shira I ^a   Marcus, Bess H ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRIME; CUSTODY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD WALKABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESIDENTIAL DENSITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STREET CONNECTIVITY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

CRIME; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RHODE ISLAND; SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 77958192625     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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