Validity of instruments to assess students' travel and pedestrian safety

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Mendoza, Jason A ^a   Watson, Kathy ^a   Baranowski, Tom ^a   Nicklas, Theresa A ^a   Uscanga, Doris K ^a   Hanfling, Marcus J ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; SAFETY; STUDENT; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

CHECKLIST; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SAFETY; STUDENTS; TEXAS; TRAVEL; WALKING;

EID: 77952252543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-257     Document Type: Article

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