The associations between park environments and park use in southern US communities

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 369-378

  Banda, Jorge A ^a   Wilcox, Sara ^b   Colabianchi, Natalie ^c   Hooker, Steven P ^d   Kaczynski, Andrew T ^b   Hussey, James ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Park conditions; Park features; Park incivilities; Physical activity; Rural

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECREATION; RECREATIONAL PARK; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH CAROLINA; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RECREATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 84925300324     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12071     Document Type: Article

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