Physical activity and the perceived neighbourhood environment - Looking at the association the other way around

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 8093-8111

  Wallmann Sperlich, Birgit ^a,b   Froboese, Ingo ^b   Schantz, Peter ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Association; Correlates; Europe; Germany; Perceived physical environment; Physical activity; Recreation related physical activity; Sex; Socio demographic; Transport related physical activity

Indexed keywords

NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ATTITUDE; CITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

COLOGNE; GERMANY; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926109360     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110808093     Document Type: Article

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