Walkability, transit access, and traffic exposure for low-income residents with subsidized housing

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 673-678

  Houston, Douglas ^a   Basolo, Victoria ^a   Yang, Dongwoo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; POVERTY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; POVERTY AREAS; PUBLIC HOUSING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875181406     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300734     Document Type: Article

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