Perception of environmental obstacles to commuting physical activity in Brazilian elderly

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 289-292

  Corseuil, Maruí W ^a   Schneider, Ione Jayce C ^a   Silva, Diego A Santos ^a   Costa, Filipe F ^a   Silva, Kelly S ^a   Borges, Lucélia J ^a   d'Orsi, Eleonora ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environment; Older people; Perception; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; NATIONAL PARK; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSPORT STRESS; WALKING; WASTE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 80955142827     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.07.016     Document Type: Article

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