Associations Between Worksite Walkability, Greenness, and Physical Activity Around Work

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 139-163

  Marquet, Oriol ^a   Floyd, Myron F ^a   James, Peter ^b   Glanz, Karen ^c   Jennings, Viniece ^d   Jankowska, Marta M ^e   Kerr, Jacqueline ^e   Hipp, J Aaron ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d US Forest Service   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

accelerometry; global positioning systems; greenness; physical activity; walkability; worksite environment

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; AGE STRUCTURE; GPS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85057789901     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916518797165     Document Type: Article

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