Lessons from a mixed-methods approach to evaluating active living by design

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5 SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages

  Brownson, Ross C ^a,b   Brennan, Laura K ^c   Evenson, Kelly R ^d   Leviton, Laura C ^e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c Transtria LLC   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

^e ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LIVING BY DESIGN; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIGITAL IMAGING; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; EXERCISE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84867553719     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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