The impact of the natural environment on the promotion of active living: An integrative systematic review

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Calogiuri, Giovanna ^a   Chroni, Stiliani ^a  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attitude; Exercise; Health promotion; Motivation; Natural environment; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MODEL; MOTIVATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MALE;

ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84940559011     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-873     Document Type: Article

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