Associations between building design, point-of-decision stair prompts, and stair use in urban worksites

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-64

  Ruff, Ryan R ^a   Rosenblum, Randi ^a   Fischer, Sean ^a   Meghani, Hamidah ^a   Adamic, John ^a   Lee, Karen K ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Exercise; Hierarchical analysis; Motor activity; Public health

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; HIERARCHICAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893838311     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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