Living in a well-serviced urban area is associated with maintenance of frequent walking among seniors in the VoisiNuAge study

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-88

  Gauvin, Lise ^a,b,c   Richard, Lucie ^d,e   Kestens, Yan ^a,b,c,f   Shatenstein, Bryna ^d,e   Daniel, Mark ^a,b,g,h   Moore, Spencer D ^a,i   Mercille, Genevive ^b,d   Payette, Hélne ^j,k  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Département de Médecine Sociale et Préventive   (Canada)

^c IRSPUM   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^f Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

ⁱ QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Activity levels; Cohort analysis; Epidemiology; Health promotion; Living environments; Longitudinal methods; Multi level models; Observational studies; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUEBEC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

EID: 84856443581     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr134     Document Type: Article

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