Examining aspects of the built environment: An evaluation of a community walking map project

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages

  Nykiforuk, Candace I J ^a   Nieuwendyk, Laura M ^a   Mitha, Shaesta ^b   Hosler, Ian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Health Plan Management   (Canada)

^c CITY OF EDMONTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Built environment; Health promotion; Physical activity; Urban health; Walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874276192     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403838     Document Type: Article

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