Behavioural correlates of active commuting to school in Spanish adolescents: The AFINOS (physical activity as a preventive measure against overweight, obesity, infections, allergies, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents) study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1779-1786

  Martínez Gómez, David ^a,b   Veiga, Oscar L ^b   Gomez Martinez, Sonia ^a   Zapatera, Belen ^a   Calle, Maria E ^c   Marcos, Ascension ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DEL FRÍO CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active commuting; Adolescents; Correlates; Health behaviours

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84855409482     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980010003253     Document Type: Article

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