The association between objectively measured neighbourhood features and walking for transport in mid-aged adults

Local Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-146

  Wilson, Lee Ann ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^b   Turrell, Gavin ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

environment; GIS; neighbourhood; walking; walking for transport

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; GIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84858399054     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2011.646965     Document Type: Article

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