Change in Neighborhood Traffic Safety: Does It Matter in Terms of Physical Activity?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Jongeneel Grimen, Birthe ^a   Busschers, Wim ^a   Droomers, Mariël ^a   van Oers, Hans A M ^b,c   Stronks, Karien ^a   Kunst, Anton E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877086673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062525     Document Type: Article

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