Coastal proximity and physical activity: Is the coast an under-appreciated public health resource?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 135-140

  White, Mathew P ^a   Wheeler, Benedict W ^a   Herbert, Stephen ^b   Alcock, Ian ^a   Depledge, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal proximity; England; Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASHORE; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCEANS AND SEAS; PUBLIC HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908395104     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.09.016     Document Type: Article

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