Driving to work and overweight and obesity: Findings from the 2003 New South Wales Health Survey, Australia

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 782-786

  Wen, L M ^a,b   Orr, N ^a   Millett, C ^a   Rissel, C ^a  

^a Sydney South West Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b Sydney South West Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driving; Health survey; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BICYCLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CYCLING; DRIVING ABILITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33646372480     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803199     Document Type: Review

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