The environmental correlates of overall and neighborhood based recreational walking (a cross-sectional analysis of the RECORD Study)

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Chaix, Basile ^a,b   Simon, Chantal ^a   Charreire, Hélène ^c   Thomas, Frédérique ^d   Kestens, Yan ^e   Karusisi, Noëlla ^a,b   Vallée, Julie ^f   Oppert, Jean Michel ^g,h   Weber, Christiane ⁱ   Pannier, Bruno ^d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^d Centre d'Investigations Preventives et Cliniques   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g UMR Géographie cités ^*  (France)

^h PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Neighborhood environment; Physical and social contexts; Recreational activity; Spatial analysis; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEIGHBORHOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAFFIC; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84896798381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-20     Document Type: Article

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