Quality of public open spaces and recreational walking

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2490-2495

  Sugiyama, Takemi ^a   Gunn, Lucy D ^b   Christian, Hayley ^c   Francis, Jacinta ^c   Foster, Sarah ^c   Hooper, Paula ^c   Owen, Neville ^d   Giles Corti, Billie ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DOGS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECREATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84946761080     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302890     Document Type: Article

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