Walk score® and transit score® and walking in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 158-166

  Hirsch, Jana A ^a   Moore, Kari A ^a   Evenson, Kelly R ^b   Rodriguez, Daniel A ^c   Roux, Ana V Diez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Gillings School of Global Public Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSIT SCORE; UNITED STATES; WALK SCORE; WALKING;

EID: 84880323998     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.03.018     Document Type: Article

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