Urban-rural differences in physical activity in belgian adults and the importance of psychosocial factors

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 154-167

  Dyck, Delfien Van ^a,b   Cardon, Greet ^b   Deforche, Benedicte ^a,b,c   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^b  

^a RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adults; Physical activity; Physical environment; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BELGIUM; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952245563     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9536-3     Document Type: Article

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