Travel to school and physical activity levels in 9-10 year-old UK children of different ethnic origin; child heart and health study in England (CHASE)

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Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Owen, Christopher G ^a   Nightingale, Claire M ^a   Rudnicka, Alicja R ^a   van Sluijs, Esther M F ^b   Ekelund, Ulf ^b   Cook, Derek G ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; CHILD WELFARE; ETHNOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SCHOOLS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84856545981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030932     Document Type: Article

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