Neighborhood Crime-Related Safety and Its Relation to Children’s Physical Activity

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 472-489

  Kneeshaw Price, Stephanie H ^a,b   Saelens, Brian E ^c,d   Sallis, James F ^e   Frank, Lawrence D ^f,g   Grembowski, David E ^b   Hannon, Peggy A ^b   Smith, Nicholas L ^b   Chan, K C Gary ^b  

^a New Jersey State Department of Health Family Centered Care Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g Urban Design 4 Health Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Crime; Neighborhood; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CRIME; CRIME VICTIM; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD; CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY;

EID: 84930376369     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-015-9949-0     Document Type: Article

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