Socioeconomic status, neighborhood characteristics, and walking within the neighborhood among older Hong Kong Chinese

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1425-1444

  Cerin, Ester ^a,b   Mellecker, Robin ^a   Macfarlane, Duncan J ^a   Barnett, Anthony ^b   Cheung, Man Chin ^c   Sit, Cindy H P ^d   Chan, Wai Man ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

built environment; elders; mediators; socioeconomic status; walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIATORS; RECREATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICS; WALKING;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; ELDERS; MEDIATORS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WALKING;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; WALKING;

EID: 84892154546     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264313510034     Document Type: Article

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