Neighborhood built environment and transport and leisure physical activity: Findings using objective exposure and outcome measures in New Zealand

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 971-977

  Witten, Karen ^a   Blakely, Tony ^b   Bagheri, Nasser ^b   Badland, Hannah ^c,d   Ivory, Vivienne ^b   Pearce, Jamie ^e   Mavoa, Suzanne ^a   Hinckson, Erica ^d   Schofield, Grant ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active travel; Built environment; Epidemiology; Geographic information systems; Neighborhood; Physical activity; Urban design; Walkability

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864121850     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104584     Document Type: Article

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