Polish version of the neighbourhood environment walkability scale (NEWS-Poland)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Jaśkiewicz, Michał ^a   Besta, Tomasz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Assessment; Built environment; Poland; Walkability; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING;

ADULT; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDENTITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLAND; POLISH CITIZEN; PREDICTION; STATISTICS; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

GDANSK [POMORSKIE]; POLAND [CENTRAL EUROPE]; POMORSKIE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84994509528     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13111090     Document Type: Article

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