Neighbourhood walkability and physical activity among family members of people with heart disease who participated in a randomized controlled trial of a behavioural risk reduction intervention

Health and Place

Volumn 21, Issue , 2013, Pages 148-155

  Riley, Dana L ^a,b   Mark, Amy E ^a   Kristjansson, Elizabeth ^b   Sawada, Michael C ^b   Reid, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intervention; Neighbourhood; Physical activity; Social ecological; Walkability

Indexed keywords

GUIDELINE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WALKING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA;

EID: 84874776530     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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