Association between active commuting to school, weight and physical activity status in ethnically diverse adolescents predominately living in deprived communities

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-41

  Baig, F ^a   Hameed, M A ^a   Li, M ^a   Shorthouse, G ^a   Roalfe, A K ^b   Daley, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; COMMUTING; ETHNICITY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 58549119952     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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