Neighborhood park use by children: Use of accelerometry and global positioning systems

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 136-142

  Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund ^a   Almanza, Estela ^b   Jerrett, Michael ^a   Wolch, Jennifer ^b   Pentz, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL PARK; NEIGHBORHOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF REPORT; SUBURBAN AREA; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PUBLIC FACILITIES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84892502817     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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