Exposure to walkable neighbourhoods in urban areas increases utilitarian walking: Longitudinal study of Canadians

Journal of Transport and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 440-447

  Wasfi, Rania A ^a   Dasgupta, Kaberi ^b   Eluru, Naveen ^c   Ross, Nancy A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Division of Geriatric Medicine   (Canada)

^c University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Longitudinal analysis; Physical activity; Utilitarian walking; Walk Score ; Walkability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940974645     PISSN: 22141405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2015.08.001     Document Type: Article

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