Environmental correlates of children's active transportation: A systematic literature review

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 849-862

  Pont, Karina ^a   Ziviani, Jenny ^a   Wadley, David ^a   Bennett, Sally ^a   Abbott, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active travel; Adolescents; Children; Environment; Review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE CLASS; CAR OWNERSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LITERATURE REVIEW; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; WALKING; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; CHILD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAVEL;

EID: 64649096873     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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