The relationship between physical activity and the living environment: A multi-level analyses focusing on changes over time in environmental factors

Health and Place

Volumn 26, Issue , 2014, Pages 149-160

  Jongeneel Grimen, Birthe ^a   Droomers, Mariël ^a   van Oers, Hans A M ^b,c   Stronks, Karien ^a   Kunst, Anton E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Neighborhood.; Physical activity; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TREND ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREND STUDY; ADOLESCENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

NETHERLANDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892641157     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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