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Associations among Park Use, Age, Social Participation, and Neighborhood Age Composition in Montreal

Spencer Moore School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Lise Gauvin Département de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Mark Daniel Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada; School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Yan Kestens Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Ulf Bockenholt Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Laurette Dubé Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Lucie Richard Faculté des Sciences Infirmières, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Pages 318-336 | Received 22 Jun 2009, Accepted 06 Jan 2010, Published online: 05 Jul 2010

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