Inequitable walking conditions among older people: Examining the interrelationship of neighbourhood socio-economic status and urban form using a comparative case study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Grant, Theresa L ^a   Edwards, Nancy ^a   Sveistrup, Heidi ^a   Andrew, Caroline ^a   Egan, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBSERVATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OBSERVATION; ONTARIO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

EID: 78049378519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-677     Document Type: Article

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