Neighborhood walkability and hospital treatment costs: a first assessment
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Yu, Yan; Davey, Rachel; Cochrane, Tom; Learnihan, Vincent; Hanigan, Ivan; Bagheri, Nasser
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Health system expenditure is a global concern, with hospital cost a major component. Built environment has been found to affect physical activity and health outcomes. The purpose of the study was a first assessment of the relationship between neighborhood walkability and hospital treatment costs. For 88 neighborhoods in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), 2011-2013, a total of 30,690 public hospital admissions for the treatment of four diagnostic groups (cancers, endocrine, nutritional and...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2017-06 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/113412 |
Source: | Preventive medicine |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.02.008 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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