Associations between neighbourhood walkability and daily steps in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Hajna, Samantha ^a   Ross, Nancy A ^a   Brazeau, Anne Sophie ^b   Bélisle, Patrick ^b   Joseph, Lawrence ^a,b   Dasgupta, Kaberi ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Daily step count; Environments; Neighbourhood walkability; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WALKING;

ADULT; ASIA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WALKING;

EID: 84938878457     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2082-x     Document Type: Review

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