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Distance to parks and non-residential destinations influences physical activity of older people, but crime doesn’t: a cross-sectional study in a southern European city

BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) has numerous health benefits, but older adults live mostly sedentary lifestyles. The physical and social neighborhood environment may encourage/dissuade PA. In particular, neighborhood crime may lead to feeling unsafe and affect older adults’ willingness to be phys...

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Autores principales: Ribeiro, Ana Isabel, Pires, Andrea, Carvalho, Marilia Sá, Pina, Maria Fátima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4483219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26116071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1879-y

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