Active travel in Germany and the U.S.: Contributions of daily walking and cycling to physical activity

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-250

  Buehler, Ralph ^a   Pucher, John ^b   Merom, Dafna ^c   Bauman, Adrian ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 80051867412     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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