Patterns of active transport in 11-12 year old Australian children

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-172

  Harten, Nathan ^a   Olds, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMATION; BICYCLE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY SEX; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SAFETY; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 1942499763     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842x.2004.tb00931.x     Document Type: Article

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