What's quickest and easiest Parental decision making about school trip mode

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Faulkner, Guy E J ^a   Richichi, Vanessa ^a   Buliung, Ronald N ^a   Fusco, Caroline ^a   Moola, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD SAFETY; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MATURITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC; TRAVEL; WALKING;

EID: 77955180625     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-62     Document Type: Article

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