Associations between active commuting and physical and mental wellbeing

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-139

  Humphreys, David K ^a   Goodman, Anna ^b   Ogilvie, David ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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

^c MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active commuting; Physical activity; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 8; WALKING;

ACTIVE COMMUTING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880374543     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.04.008     Document Type: Article

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