Quantifying the contribution of neighborhood parks to physical activity

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 483-487

  Han, Bing ^a   Cohen, Deborah ^a   McKenzie, Thomas L ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health; Model averaging; Physical activity; Recreation

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MODERATE TO VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PARK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; TIME; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH; MODEL AVERAGING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATION;

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885869621     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.06.021     Document Type: Article

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