Neighborhood environment walkability and health-related quality of life among older adults in Hong Kong

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 73, Issue , 2017, Pages 182-186

  Zhao, Yanan ^a   Chung, Pak Kwong ^b  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Built environment; Hong Kong; Older adult; Quality of life; Walkability

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LAND USE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEX; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; WALKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING;

EID: 85027503930     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2017.08.003     Document Type: Article

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