Neighborhood environment and physical activity among older women: Findings from the San Diego cohort of the women's health initiative

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1070-1077

  Kerr, Jacqueline ^a   Norman, Greg ^a   Millstein, Rachel ^a   Adams, Marc A ^a   Morgan, Cindy ^a   Langer, Robert D ^b   AllisonKerr, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Jackson Hole Center for Preventive Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Urban form; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CALIFORNIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84910006911     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2012-0159     Document Type: Article

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