Implementation of a walking school bus: Lessons learned: Research article

Journal of School Health

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 319-325

  Kong, Alberta S ^a   Sussman, Andrew L ^a   Negrete, Sylvia ^a   Patterson, Nissa ^b   Mittleman, Rachel ^a   Hough, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NM Alliance for School Based Heath Care   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Community health; School health services

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSUMER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

ABSENTEEISM; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 67449110225     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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