Assessing the influence of the built environment on physical activity for utility and recreation in suburban Metro Vancouver

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Oliver, Lisa ^a   Schuurman, Nadine ^b   Hall, Alexander ^b   Hayes, Michael ^c  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECREATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBURBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECREATION; SUBURBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84855180505     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-959     Document Type: Review

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