Smart cities, healthy kids: The association between neighbourhood design and children's physical activity and time spent sedentary

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages

  Esliger, Dale W ^a   Sherar, Lauren B ^a   Muhajarine, Nazeem ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Built environment; City planning; Lifestyle; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874254468     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403831     Document Type: Article

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