Investigating walking environments in and around assisted living facilities: A facility visit study

Health Environments Research and Design Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 58-74

  Lu, Zhipeng ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active living; Assisted living; Older people; Physical activity; Physical environment; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CHECKLIST; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; TEXAS; WALKING;

EID: 79952115851     PISSN: 19375867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193758671000300406     Document Type: Article

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