Longitudinal associations of cycling to school with adolescent fitness

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 324-328

  Cooper, Ashley R ^a   Wedderkopp, Niels ^b   Jago, Russell ^a   Kristensen, Peter L ^b   Moller, Niels C ^b   Froberg, Karsten ^b   Page, Angie S ^a   Andersen, Lars Bo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Active commuting; Cycling; Fitness; Health; Physical activity; Transportation; Youth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHILD; CYCLING; EUROPE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SCHOOL; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 51449084454     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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