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- Title
Safe to walk? Neighborhood safety and physical activity among public housing residents.
- Authors
Bennett, Gary G; McNeill, Lorna H; Wolin, Kathleen Y; Duncan, Dustin T; Puleo, Elaine; Emmons, Karen M
- Abstract
Despite its health benefits, physical inactivity is pervasive, particularly among those living in lower-income urban communities. In such settings, neighborhood safety may impact willingness to be regularly physically active. We examined the association of perceived neighborhood safety with pedometer-determined physical activity and physical activity self-efficacy.
- Publication
PLoS medicine, 2007, Vol 4, Issue 10, p1599
- ISSN
1549-1676
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.0040306