Relationships between exposure to urban green spaces, physical activity and self-rated health

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

Volumn 10, Issue , 2015, Pages 44-54

  Pietilä, Miisa ^a,d   Neuvonen, Marjo ^a   Borodulin, Katja ^b   Korpela, Kalevi ^c   Sievänen, Tuija ^a   Tyrväinen, Liisa ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Green space; Outdoor recreation; Path model; Physical activity; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940719482     PISSN: 22130780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2015.06.006     Document Type: Article

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