The strathclyde evaluation of children's active travel (SE-CAT): Study rationale and methods

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  McMinn, David ^a   Rowe, David A ^b   Murtagh, Shemane ^b   Nelson, Norah M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY; WALKING;

ADULT; CHILD; CURRICULUM; DOCUMENTATION; FACULTY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCOTLAND; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL; WALKING;

EID: 84855183963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-958     Document Type: Article

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