The influence of the local neighbourhood environment on walking levels during the walking for wellbeing in the west pedometer-based community intervention

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Robertson, L B ^a   Ward Thompson, C ^a   Aspinall, P ^a   Millington, C ^a   McAdam, C ^b   Mutrie, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT; PEDOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WALKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCOTLAND; WALKING;

EID: 84864940868     PISSN: 16879805     EISSN: 16879813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/974786     Document Type: Article

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