The relationship between active travel to school and health-related fitness in children and adolescents: A systematic review

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Lubans, David R ^a   Boreham, Colin A ^c   Kelly, Paul ^b   Foster, Charlie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAVEL; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 79251571759     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-5     Document Type: Review

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