The Built Environment Predicts Observed Physical Activity
Frontiers in Public HealthPublished 20 May 2014Open access
Cheryl Kelly, Jeffrey S. Wilson, Mario Schootman, Morgan N. Clennin, Elizabeth A. Baker, Douglas K. Miller
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Several micro-level built environment characteristics were associated with physical activity, providing support for theories that suggest changing the built environment and related policies may encourage more physical activity.
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Several micro-level built environment characteristics were associated with physical activity. These data provide support for theories that suggest changing the built environment and related policies may encourage more physical activity.
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