Neighborhood walkability and active travel (walking and cycling) in New York City

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 575-585

  Freeman, Lance ^a   Neckerman, Kathryn ^a   Schwartz Soicher, Ofira ^a   Quinn, James ^a   Richards, Catherine ^b   Bader, Michael D M ^c   Lovasi, Gina ^b   Jack, Darby ^b   Weiss, Christopher ^a   Konty, Kevin ^d   Arno, Peter ^e   Viola, Deborah ^e   Kerker, Bonnie ^d   Rundle, Andrew G ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b American University ^*  (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^e NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active travel; Neighborhood walkability; Urban health; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881477583     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9758-7     Document Type: Article

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