Do food and physical activity environments vary between disadvantaged urban and rural areas? Findings from the READI Study

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-156

  Thornton, Lukar E ^a   Crawford, David A ^a   Cleland, Verity J ^b   Timperio, Anna F ^a   Abbott, Gavin ^a   Ball, Kylie ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Area level disadvantage; Built environment; Neighbourhood; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; VICTORIA; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84865213663     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he12153     Document Type: Article

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