Neighborhood environment and psychosocial correlates of adults' physical activity

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 637-646

  Saelens, Brian E ^a   Sallis, James F ^b   Frank, Lawrence D ^c,d   Cain, Kelli L ^b   Conway, Terry L ^b   Chapman, James E ^d   Slymen, Donald J ^d   Kerr, Jacqueline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; context; retail far; walkability; walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; WALKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; WALKING;

EID: 84858702404     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318237fe18     Document Type: Article

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