ParkIndex: Development of a standardized metric of park access for research and planning

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue , 2016, Pages 110-114

  Kaczynski, Andrew T ^a   Schipperijn, Jasper ^b   Hipp, J Aaron ^c   Besenyi, Gina M ^d   Wilhelm Stanis, Sonja A ^e   Hughey, S Morgan ^a   Wilcox, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Measurement; Parks; Planning

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINDEX DATABASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECREATIONAL PARK; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MISSOURI; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SANITATION; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RECREATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84959349192     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.02.012     Document Type: Article

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