Changes in Physical Activity from Walking to School

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 324-326

  Sirard, John R ^a   Alhassan, Sofiya ^a   Spencer, Tirzah R ^a   Robinson, Thomas N ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 49849087504     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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