Neighborhood poverty, park use, and park-based physical activity in a Southern California city
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Neighborhood poverty, park use, and park-based physical activity in a Southern California city.
A rich literature indicates that individuals of lower socio-economic status engage in less leisure time physical activity than individuals of higher socio-economic status. However, the source of the difference is believed to be, in part, due to differential access to resources that support physical activity. However, it has not been shown as to whether equal access to parks can mitigate differe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Social Science & Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0277-9536
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.08.036