Relationship between neighborhood walkability and older adults' physical activity: Results from the Belgian Environmental Physical Activity Study in Seniors (BEPAS Seniors)

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Van Holle, Veerle ^a,c   Van Cauwenberg, Jelle ^a,b,c   Van Dyck, Delfien ^a,c   Deforche, Benedicte ^a,b   Van de Weghe, Nico ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Built environment; Elderly; Socio economic status; Transport related walking

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; MALE; MODERATE TO VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; NEIGHBORHOOD WALKABILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING; BELGIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 84910056492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-014-0110-3     Document Type: Article

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