Walking for leisure among adults from three Brazilian cities and its association with perceived environment attributes and personal factors

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gomes, Grace A O ^a   Reis, Rodrigo S ^b   Parra, Diana C ^c   Ribeiro, Isabela ^b   Hino, Adriano A F ^b   Hallal, Pedro C ^d   Malta, Deborah C ^e   Brownson, Ross C ^c,f  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^e MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^f USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CITY; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WALKING; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SELF EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053911550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-111     Document Type: Article

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