Does walkable neighbourhood design influence the association between objective crime and walking?

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Foster, Sarah ^a   Knuiman, Matthew ^a   Villanueva, Karen ^b   Wood, Lisa ^a   Christian, Hayley ^a,c   Giles Corti, Billie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Built environment; Crime; Destinations; Walkability; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRIME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD; WALKING; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALKING; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84905725287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-014-0100-5     Document Type: Article

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