Walk score, transportation mode choice, and walking among french adults: A GPS, accelerometer, and mobility survey study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Duncan, Dustin T ^a,b   Méline, Julie ^c,d   Kestens, Yan ^e   Day, Kristen ^f   Elbel, Brian ^a,g   Trasande, Leonardo ^a,b   Chaix, Basile ^c,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Built environment; GPS; Paris; Physical activity; Transportation; Walk Score; Walkability; Walking trips

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; GPS; MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TRANSPORTATION MODE; WALKING;

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIMETRY; ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; FRENCHMAN; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALK SCORE; WALKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 84975291140     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13060611     Document Type: Article

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