Adolescent self-defined neighborhoods and activity spaces: Spatial overlap and relations to physical activity and obesity

Health and Place

Volumn 27, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-29

  Colabianchi, Natalie ^a   Coulton, Claudia J ^b   Hibbert, James D ^c   McClure, Stephanie M ^d   Ievers Landis, Carolyn E ^e   Davis, Esa M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Geographic information system; Neighborhood; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; GIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ACTIVITY SPACE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; URBAN POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INTERVIEW; MOTOR ACTIVITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OHIO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84896711961     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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