Park characteristics, use, and physical activity: A review of studies using SOPARC (System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities)

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 153-166

  Evenson, Kelly R ^a   Jones, Sydney A ^a   Holliday, Katelyn M ^a   Cohen, Deborah A ^b   McKenzie, Thomas L ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Observation; Park and recreation; Physical activity; Sedentary behavior; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AGE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATIONAL PARK; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961154040     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.02.029     Document Type: Review

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