Differences in associations between active transportation and built environmental exposures when expressed using different components of individual activity spaces

Health and Place

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages 195-202

  van Heeswijck, Torbjorn ^a   Paquet, Catherine ^a,d   Kestens, Yan ^b   Thierry, Benoit ^b   Morency, Catherine ^c   Daniel, Mark ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity space; Bicycling; Built environment; Geographic information systems; Walking

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CYCLE TRANSPORT; GIS; LAND USE; METROPOLITAN AREA; OPEN SPACE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILT ENVIRONMENT EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GREENNESS; HUMAN; LAND USE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL; WALKING; CYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BICYCLING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; QUEBEC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 84926504875     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.03.003     Document Type: Article

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