Active commuting to school in New Zealand Children (2004-2008): A quantitative analysis

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 332-336

  Hinckson, Erica A ^a   Garrett, Nick ^a   Duncan, Scott ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Active commuting; Active transport; Elementary; Intervention; School travel plan; Urban form; Walking school bus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMMUTING; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN PROGRAM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; ODDS RATIO; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 79954605218     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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