Promoting active living in healthy cities of Europe

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL 1, 2013, Pages 142-153

  Faskunger, Johan ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Active Living; Healthy Cities; Socio ecological model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; CITY; CITY PLANNING; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CYCLING; HEART DISEASES; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; CHILD; CITIES; CITY PLANNING; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN HEALTH; WALKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84892760817     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9645-7     Document Type: Article

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