Active commuting and physical activity in adolescents from Europe: Results from the HELENA study

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-217

  Chillón, Palma ^a   Ortega, Francisco B ^b   Ruiz, Ilse De ^a   Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse De ^c   Martínez Gómez, David ^d   Vicente Rodriguez, Germán ^e   Widhalm, Kurt ^f   Molnar, Dénes ^g   Gottrand, Frédéric ^h   González Gross, Marcela ⁱ   Ward, Dianne S ^j   Moreno, Luis A ^f   Castillo, Manuel J ^a   Sjöström, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^h UNIV LILLE   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICYCLING; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 79958293987     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.23.2.207     Document Type: Article

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