Associations between time spent in green areas and physical activity among late middle-aged adults

Geospatial Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 225-232

  Dewulf, Bart ^a,b,c   Neutens, Tijs ^a,b   Van Dyck, Delfien ^a,b   de Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Broekx, Steven ^c   Beckx, Carolien ^c   Van de Weghe, Nico ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; GPS; Greenness; Late middle aged adults; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

AGED; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84996523440     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2016.411     Document Type: Article

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