Temporal trends and correlates of passive commuting to and from school in children from 9 provinces in China

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 423-427

  Cui, Zhaohui ^a   Bauman, Adrian ^a   Dibley, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; China; Commuting; Correlates; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CHINA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL; TREND STUDY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTORCYCLES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 79957914886     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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