Understanding the relationship between activity and neighbourhoods (URBAN) study: research design and methodology

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dc.contributor.authorBadland H
dc.contributor.authorSchofield GM
dc.contributor.authorWitten KL
dc.contributor.authorSchluter P
dc.contributor.authorMavoa S
dc.contributor.authorKearns RA
dc.contributor.authorHinckson E
dc.contributor.authorOliver M
dc.contributor.authorKaiwai HM
dc.contributor.authorJensen VG
dc.contributor.authorErgler C
dc.contributor.authorMcGrath L
dc.contributor.authorMcPhee J
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-27T03:07:13Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-06T22:25:57Z
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dc.date.available2010-09-27T03:07:13Z
dc.date.available2016-03-06T22:25:57Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractBuilt environment attributes are recognized as being important contributors to physical activity (PA) engagement and body size in adults and children. However, much of the existing research in this emergent public health field is hindered by methodological limitations, including: population and site homogeneity, reliance on self-report measures, aggregated measures of PA, and inadequate statistical modeling. As an integral component of multi-country collaborative research, the Understanding the Relationship between Activity and Neighbourhoods (URBAN) Study seeks to overcome these limitations by determining the strengths of association between detailed measures of the neighborhood built environment with PA levels across multiple domains and body size measures in adults and children. This article outlines the research protocol developed for the URBAN Study.
dc.identifier.citationBadland, H. M., Schofield, G. M., Witten, K., Schluter, P. J., Mavoa, S., Kearns, R. A., et al. (2009). Understanding the Relationship between Activity and Neighbourhoods (URBAN) Study: research design and methodology. Bmc Public Health, 9. doi: 224 10.1186/1471-2458-9-224
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dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBadland
dc.relation.isformatofhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/224
dc.rights2009 Badland et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.subjectPhysical activity
dc.subjectBody size
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectBuilt environment
dc.subject.otherFields of Research::320000 Medical and Health Sciences::321200 Public Health and Health Services
dc.titleUnderstanding the relationship between activity and neighbourhoods (URBAN) study: research design and methodology
dc.typeJournal article
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