Internal consistency, concurrent validity, and discriminant validity of a measure of public support for Policies for Active Living in Transportation (PAL-T) in a population-based sample of adults

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 258-269

  Fuller, Daniel ^a,b,d   Gauvin, Lise ^a,b   Fournier, Michel ^a,c   Kestens, Yan ^a,b   Daniel, Mark ^a   Morency, Patrick ^a,c   Drouin, Louis ^a,c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Agence de la sante et des services sociaux de Montreal   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active living; Active transportation; Physical activity; Public opinion; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMOKING; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SMOKING; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863781356     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9650-x     Document Type: Article

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