The association between objectively measured neighborhood features and walking in middle-aged adults

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Wilson, Lee Ann M ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^b   Burton, Nicola W ^c   Giskes, Katrina ^a   Haynes, Michele ^c   Turrell, Gavin ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; GIS; Neighborhood; Prevention Research; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WALKING;

EID: 79960965349     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.090421-QUAN-144     Document Type: Article

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