Understanding older adults' usage of community green spaces in Taipei, Taiwan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1444-1464

  Pleson, Eryn ^a   Nieuwendyk, Laura M ^a   Lee, Karen K ^a,b   Chaddah, Anuradha ^a   Nykiforuk, Candace I J ^a   Schopflocher, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b PRATT INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age friendly; Green spaces; Interviews; Older adults; Parks; Physical activity; Seniors; System for observing play and recreation in communities (soparc)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ELDERLY POPULATION; GREENSPACE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY GREEN SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TAIWAN; WALKING; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL SCIENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SANITATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURE; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RECREATION; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893542470     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110201444     Document Type: Article

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