Density, Destinations or Both? A Comparison of Measures of Walkability in Relation to Transportation Behaviors, Obesity and Diabetes in Toronto, Canada
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Title
Density, Destinations or Both? A Comparison of Measures of Walkability in Relation to Transportation Behaviors, Obesity and Diabetes in Toronto, Canada
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Keywords
Walking, Population density, Transportation, Diabetes mellitus, Obesity, Built environment, Census, Canada
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages e85295
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2014-01-15
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0085295
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