A cross-sectional and longitudinal study of travel by walking before and after school among eighth-grade girls

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 608-614

  Saksvig, Brit I ^a   Webber, Larry S ^b   Elder, John P ^c   Ward, Dianne ^d   Evenson, Kelly R ^e   Dowda, Marsha ^f   Chae, Soo Eun ^g   Treuth, Margarita S ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina   (United States)

^e IL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active travel; Adolescents; Girls; Physical activity; School; Transportation; Travel by walking

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE SCHOOL; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 84869488081     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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