Built environment and physical activity for transportation in adults from Curitiba, Brazil

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 446-462

  Hino, Adriano A F ^a,b,f   Reis, Rodrigo S ^a,b   Sarmiento, Olga L ^c   Parra, Diana C ^d   Brownson, Ross C ^d,e  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Rua Guglielmo Marconi 870 Casa 11 Bairro Alto   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult; Brazil; Environment and public health; Motor activity; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; BRAZIL; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903763767     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-013-9831-x     Document Type: Article

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