Using an agent-based model to simulate children's active travel to school

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Yang, Yong ^a   Diez Roux, Ana V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHILD; HUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCHOOL; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAVEL; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SAFETY; SCHOOLS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 84878005858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-67     Document Type: Article

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