Exploring the cross-sectional association between outdoor recreational facilities and leisure-time physical activity: the role of usage and residential self-selection

• Main Authors: Joreintje D. Mackenbach (Author), Maria G. Matias de Pinho (Author), Eline Faber (Author), Nicole den Braver (Author), Rosa de Groot (Author), Helene Charreire (Author), Jean-Michel Oppert (Author), Helga Bardos (Author), Harry Rutter (Author), Sofie Compernolle (Author), Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij (Author), Jeroen Lakerveld (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The availability of outdoor recreational facilities is associated with increased leisure-time physical activity (PA). We investigated how much of this association is attributable to selection effects, and explored whether usage of recreational facilities was an explanatory mechan...