Neighbourhood greenspace is associated with a slower decline in physical activity in older adults: A prospective cohort study

SSM - Population Health

Volumn 2, Issue , 2016, Pages 683-691

  Dalton, Alice M ^a   Wareham, Nick ^b   Griffin, Simon ^b   Jones, Andrew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dog walking; Greenspace exposure; Older adults; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988644073     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23528273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.09.006     Document Type: Article

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