Predictors of initiating and maintaining active commuting to work using transport and public health perspectives in Australia

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 342-346

  Merom, Dafna ^a   Miller, Yvette D ^b   van der Ploeg, Hidde P ^a   Bauman, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Commuting; Health; Physical activity; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CYCLING; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRESS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARKING FACILITIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51249085400     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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