Access to commercial destinations within the neighbourhood and walking among Australian older adults

Access to commercial destinations within the neighbourhood and walking among Australian older adults

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Physical activity, particularly walking, is greatly beneficial to health; yet a sizeable proportion of older adults are insufficiently active. The importance of built environment attributes for walking is known, but few studies of ol...

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Main Authors: Nathan Andrea, Pereira Gavin, Foster Sarah, Hooper Paula, Saarloos Dick, Giles-Corti Billie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Subjects:
Physical activity
Walking
Built environment
Neighbourhood
Destinations
Objective measurement
Older adults
Seniors
Online Access:http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/9/1/133

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