Using GPS to measure the interaction between individuals and their neighbourhood

Neighbourhood Structure and Health Promotion

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 153-175

  Maas, Jolanda ^a   Sterkenburg, Reinier P ^b   De Vries, Sanne I ^b   Pierik, Frank ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84908087428     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6672-7_9     Document Type: Chapter

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