Associations of health, physical activity and weight status with motorised travel and transport carbon dioxide emissions: A cross-sectional, observational study

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Goodman, Anna ^a   Brand, Christian ^b   Ogilvie, David ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active travel; Carbon emissions; Health; Motor vehicles; Physical activity; Weight

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AUTOMOBILE; BODY MASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84871900294     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-11-52     Document Type: Article

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