The perception of the neighborhood environment changes after participation in a pedometer based community intervention

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wallmann, Birgit ^a   Spittaels, Heleen ^b   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^b   Froboese, Ingo ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3000 steps more per day; Environmental questionnaire; Health behaviour; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PEDOMETER; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAFFIC SAFETY; AGED; BICYCLE; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WALKING;

AGED; BICYCLING; BODY MASS INDEX; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WALKING;

EID: 84858800941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-33     Document Type: Article

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