Does walking explain associations between access to greenspace andlower mortality?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-17

  Lachowycz, Kate ^a   Jones, Andy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Greenspace; Mortality; Physical activity; UK; Walking

Indexed keywords

GIS; GREENSPACE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; FEMALE; GREENSPACE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREMATURE MORTALITY; RECREATION; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS); GREENSPACE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; UK; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POVERTY AREAS; RECREATION; SELF REPORT; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896943829     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.02.023     Document Type: Article

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