Neighborhood Built Environment and Transport and Leisure Physical Activity: Findings Using Objective Exposure and Outcome Measures in New Zealand

Date
2012-07
Authors
Witten, K
Blakely, T
Bagheri, N
Badland, H
Ivory, V
Pearce, J
Mavoa, S
Hinckson, E
Schofield, G
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Journal Article
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Publisher
Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP)
Abstract

Evidence of associations between neighborhood built environments and transport-related physical activity (PA) is accumulating, but few studies have investigated associations with leisure-time PA.

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Keywords
Active travel , Built environment , Epidemiology , Geographic information systems , Neighborhood , Physical activity , Urban design , Walkability
Source
Environ Health Perspect, vol.120(7), pp.971 - 977
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