On the way to school (what a lot of research to be done)

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 505-506

  Morabia, Alfredo ^a   Costanza, Michael C ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CITY PLANNING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

BICYCLING; CHILD; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 66749086985     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.05.008     Document Type: Editorial

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