Influence of built environment and transportation access on body mass index of older adults: Survey results from Erie County, New York

Transport Policy

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages 128-137

  Hess, Daniel Baldwin ^a   Russell, Jessica Kozlowski ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Obesity; Older adults; Physical activity; Transportation access

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ADULT; BODY MASS; ELDERLY POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LAND USE; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ERIE COUNTY [NEW YORK]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858955259     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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