Neighborhood design for walking and biking: Physical activity and body mass index

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 231-238

  Brown, Barbara B ^a   Smith, Ken R ^a,b   Hanson, Heidi ^a   Fan, Jessie X ^a   Kowaleski Jones, Lori ^a   Zick, Cathleen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIKING; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; WALKING; ACCELEROMETRY; BICYCLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; BICYCLING; BODY MASS INDEX; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874103674     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.10.024     Document Type: Article

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