Longitudinal associations between cycling to school and weight status

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 182-187

  Bere, Elling ^a   Oenema, Anke ^b   Prins, Richard G ^b   Seiler, Stephen ^a   Brug, Johannes ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active commuting; Active transport; Adolescents; BMI; Determinants; Longitudinal associations; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CYCLING; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BICYCLING; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 79960371049     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2011.583656     Document Type: Article

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