Socioeconomic and race/ethnic disparities in observed park quality

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Engelberg, Jessa K ^a   Conway, Terry L ^a   Geremia, Carrie ^a   Cain, Kelli L ^a   Saelens, Brian E ^b   Glanz, Karen ^c   Frank, Lawrence D ^d   Sallis, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disparities; Inequalities; Park facilities; Park quality; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARYLAND; POVERTY; RECREATIONAL PARK; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WASHINGTON;

BALTIMORE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84971254489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3055-4     Document Type: Article

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