Aging and the use of pedestrian facilities in winter - The need for improved design and better technology

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 602-617

  Li, Yue ^a   Hsu, Jennifer Anna ^a,b   Fernie, Geoff ^a,b  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Participation; Pedestrian facilities; Physical activity; Winter

Indexed keywords

ICE; RAIN; SNOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAIN; SEASONS; SNOW; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881476458     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9779-2     Document Type: Article

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