Exploring walking differences by socioeconomic status using a spatial agent-based model

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-99

  Yang, Yong ^a   Diez Roux, Ana V ^a   Auchincloss, Amy H ^b   Rodriguez, Daniel A ^c   Brown, Daniel G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Socioeconomic status; Walking

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; NEIGHBORHOOD; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WALKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASIC NEEDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOME; HUMAN; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SAFETY; SHOPPING; SIMULATION; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; SPATIAL AGENT BASED MODEL; TRAVEL; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84862949167     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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