Using an audit tool (MAPS Global) to assess the characteristics of the physical environment related to walking for transport in youth: reliability of Belgian data
Abstract Background The aim was to examine inter-rater and alternate-form reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS) Global tool to assess the physical environment along likely walking routes in Belgium. Methods For 65 children participating in the BEPAS-children study, ro...
Main Authors: | Griet Vanwolleghem, Ariane Ghekiere, Greet Cardon, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Sara D’Haese, Carrie M. Geremia, Matthieu Lenoir, James F. Sallis, Hannah Verhoeven, Delfien Van Dyck |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-11-01
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Series: | International Journal of Health Geographics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-016-0069-1 |
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