Urban sprawl and its relationship with active transportation, physical activity and obesity in Canadian youth

Health Reports

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Seliske, Laura ^a   Pickett, William ^a   Janssen, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent behaviour; Body mass index; Built environment; Exercise; Residence characteristics; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865537709     PISSN: 08406529     EISSN: 12091367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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