Criterion distances and environmental correlates of active commuting to school in children

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  D'Haese, Sara ^a   De Meester, Femke ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Deforche, Benedicte ^a,b   Cardon, Greet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CYCLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING; BICYCLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FAMILY SIZE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

BELGIUM; BICYCLING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 81155158870     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-88     Document Type: Article

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