Physical environmental attributes and active transportation in Belgium: What about adults and adolescents living in the same neighborhoods?

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 330-338

  Van Dyck, Delfien ^a,b   De Meester, Femke ^b   Cardon, Greet ^c   Deforche, Benedicte ^c   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^c  

^a RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Built Environment; GIS; NEWS; Physical Activity; Prevention Research; Walkability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BICYCLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING; CYCLING; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BELGIUM; BICYCLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 84875954375     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.120316-QUAN-146     Document Type: Article

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