Advocacy for active transport: Advocate and city council perspectives

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Richards, Rosalina ^a   Murdoch, Linda ^a   Reeder, Anthony I ^a   Rosenby, Marieah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CYCLING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RUNNING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

EID: 77649105757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-5     Document Type: Article

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