Barriers to children walking to or from school - United States, 2004

JAMA

Volumn 294, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 2160-2162

  Martin, S ^a   Carlson, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 27644435850     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.17.2160     Document Type: Note

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