Reliable and valid NEWS for Chinese seniors: Measuring perceived neighborhood attributes related to walking

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Cerin, Ester ^a   Sit, Cindy H P ^a   Cheung, Man chin ^b   Ho, Sai yin ^a   Lee, Lok chun J ^a   Chan, Wai man ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT WALKABILITY SCALE FOR CHINESE SENIORS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; WALKING;

EID: 78649330869     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-84     Document Type: Article

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