Are primary school children gaining heart health benefits from their journeys to school?

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 99-108

  SLEAP, MIKE ^a   WARBURTON, PETER ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

heart health; journey to school; primary school children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; WALKING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WALKING;

EID: 0027570814     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1993.tb00717.x     Document Type: Article

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