Criterion distances and correlates of active transportation to school in Belgian older adolescents

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Van Dyck, Delfien ^a,b   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^b   Cardon, Greet ^b   Deforche, Benedicte ^a,b,c  

^a RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYCLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

EID: 78649763525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-87     Document Type: Article

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