Impact and cost-effectiveness of family Fitness Zones: A natural experiment in urban public parks

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-45

  Cohen, Deborah A ^a   Marsh, Terry ^a   Williamson, Stephanie ^a   Golinelli, Daniela ^a   McKenzie, Thomas L ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fitness zones; Natural experiment; Parks; Physical activity; SOPARC

Indexed keywords

PARK DESIGN; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EQUIPMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OUTDOOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SYSTEM FOR OBSERVING PLAY AND RECREATION IN COMMUNITIES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84855703291     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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