Are income-related differences in active travel associated with physical environmental characteristics? A multi-level ecological approach

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Rind, Esther ^a   Shortt, Niamh ^a   Mitchell, Richard ^b   Richardson, Elizabeth ^a   Pearce, Jamie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active travel; Ecological analysis; Health inequality; Physical environment; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TRAVEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CYCLING; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GREEN SPACE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAVEL; URBAN AREA; WALKING; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAVEL; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931080987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0217-1     Document Type: Article

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