Greenway siting and design: Relationships with physical activity behaviors and user characteristics

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1105-1110

  Wolff Hughes, Dana L ^a   Fitzhugh, Eugene C ^a   Bassett, David R ^a   Cherry, Christopher R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

Active transportation; And survey research; Built environment; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL PARK; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TENNESSEE;

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84909991342     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2012-0444     Document Type: Article

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