A novel tool for assessing and summarizing the built environment

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kroeger, Gretchen L ^a   Messer, Lynne ^b   Edwards, Sharon E ^c   Miranda, Marie L ^c,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GPS;

DURHAM [NORTH CAROLINA]; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ARTICLE; CITY; CRIME; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EVALUATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CITIES; CRIME; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NORTH CAROLINA;

EID: 84867445153     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-11-46     Document Type: Article

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