A walk in the park: The influence of urban parks and community violence on physical activity in Chelsea, MA

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Ou, Judy Y ^a   Levy, Jonathan I ^a   Peters, Junenette L ^a   Bongiovanni, Roseann ^b   Garcia Soto, Jovanna ^b   Medina, Rafael ^b   Scammell, Madeleine K ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Chelsea Collaborative   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Latino; Parks; Physical activity; Safety; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

PARK DESIGN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

CHILD; COURT; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAPE; TENNIS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; WALKING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATIONAL PARK; SAFETY; SANITATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

CHELSEA; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; PUBLIC FACILITIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953775043     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13010097     Document Type: Article

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