Investigating the impact of a smart growth community on the contexts of children's physical activity using Ecological Momentary Assessment

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-84

  Dunton, Genevieve F ^a   Intille, Stephen S ^b   Wolch, Jennifer ^c   Pentz, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Social environment; Traffic; Walking

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SMART GROWTH COMMUNITY; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855649505     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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