Virtual and actual: Relative accuracy of on-site and web-based instruments in auditing the environment for physical activity

Health and Place

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 138-150

  Ben Joseph, Eran ^a   Lee, Jae Seung ^b   Cromley, Ellen K ^c   Laden, Francine ^d   Troped, Philip J ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^c INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit tools; Built environment; Physical activities

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; URBAN AREA; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PREDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LAND USE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WEB BROWSER;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870950138     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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