Neighborhood safety and physical inactivity in adults from Curitiba, Brazil

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rech, Cassiano R ^a,d   Reis, Rodrigo S ^a,b   Hino, Adriano Akira F ^a,b   Rodriguez Añez, Ciro R ^a,c   Fermino, Rogério C ^a,b   Gonçalves, Priscila B ^a,b   Hallal, Pedro C ^e  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adults; Environment; Physical activity; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SAFETY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861990998     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-72     Document Type: Article

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