Increasing children's physical activity: Individual, social, and environmental factors associated with walking to and from school

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 172-182

  Trapp, Georgina S A ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^a   Christian, Hayley E ^a   Bulsara, Max ^a   Timperio, Anna F ^b   McCormack, Gavin R ^c   Villaneuva, Karen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active transport; Children; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALKING;

EID: 84859249058     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198111423272     Document Type: Article

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