GIS Walking maps to promote physical activity in low income public housing communities: A qualitative examination

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  McNeill, Lorna H ^a   Emmons, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POVERTY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HOUSING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861121723     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.110086     Document Type: Article

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