Do people have healthier lifestyles in greener environments? An analysis of the association between green environments and physical activity in seven large Korean cities

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-63

  Park, Ji Young ^a   Shin, Hee Kang ^a   Choi, Jeong Soon ^a   Oh, Hyung Seok ^a   Choi, Kyung Hyun ^a   Park, Sang Min ^a   Cho, Belong ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Environment; Motor activity; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875355283     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2013.34.1.58     Document Type: Article

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