Sneakers and spokes: An assessment of the walkability and bikeability of U.S. postsecondary institutions

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 8-15

  Horacek, Tanya M ^a   White, Adrienne A ^a   Greene, Geoffrey W ^a   Reznar, Melissa M ^a   Quick, Virginia M ^a   Morrell, Jesse S ^a   Colby, Sarah M ^a   Kattelmann, Kendra K ^a   Herrick, Minette S ^a   Shelnutt, Karla P ^a   Mathews, Anne ^a   Phillips, Beatrice W ^a   Byrd Bredbenner, Carol ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SEGMENTATION;

UNITED STATES;

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WALKING;

BICYCLING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; WALKING;

EID: 84859400346     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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