Health Care

Built Environment

The man-made physical elements of the environment (e.g., homes, buildings, streets, open spaces, and infrastructure). The built environment influences a person's level of physical activity and may have other impacts on health in a community.

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Abstract

The man-made physical elements of the environment (e.g., homes, buildings, streets, open spaces, and infrastructure). The built environment influences a person's level of physical activity and may have other impacts on health in a community.

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1 entry terms
  • Built Environments

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11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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2019

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  1. N06.230w.145w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Built Environment. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000076624. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000076624
  2. Built Environment. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Built_environment
  3. Built Environment. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4986688