Considerations for using a geographic information system to assess environmental supports for physical activity

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Porter, Dwayne E ^a   Kirtland, Karen A ^a   Neet, Matthew J ^b   Williams, Joel E ^a   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84978397886     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
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