Initiating and maintaining recreational walking: A longitudinal study on the influence of neighborhood green space

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 178-182

  Sugiyama, Takemi ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^b   Summers, Jacqui ^c   du Toit, Lorinne ^c   Leslie, Eva ^d   Owen, Neville ^a,b,c,e  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Environment; Open space; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SELF REPORT; WALKING;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; OPEN SPACE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84881617381     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.05.015     Document Type: Article

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