Associations between park features and adolescent park use for physical activity

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Edwards, Nicole ^a   Hooper, Paula ^a   Knuiman, Matthew ^a   Foster, Sarah ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Built environment; GIS; Park quality; Parks; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SANITATION; SKATEBOARDING; TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER; WALKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; RECREATION; RECREATIONAL PARK; RURAL POPULATION; TREE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; TREES; WALKING;

EID: 84924589179     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0178-4     Document Type: Article

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