Evaluation of the neighborhood environment walkability scale in Nigeria

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Oyeyemi, Adewale L ^a   Sallis, James F ^c   Deforche, Benedicte ^b,d   Oyeyemi, Adetoyeje Y ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^b   Van Dyck, Delfien ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^e RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Africa; Built environment; Measurements; Physical activity; Psychometric

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ESTHETICS; LAND USE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; WALKING;

NIGERIA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NIGERIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WALKING;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NIGERIA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING;

EID: 84875177415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-12-16     Document Type: Article

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