Street connectivity is negatively associated with physical activity in Canadian youth

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3333-3350

  Mecredy, Graham ^a   Pickett, William ^a,b   Janssen, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Built environment; Physical activity; Street connectivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 80052155423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8083333     Document Type: Article

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