The relationships between active transport to work or school and cardiovascular health or body weight: A systematic review

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 298-315

  Xu, Huilan ^a   Wen, Li Ming ^a,b   Rissel, Chris ^b  

^a SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

air pollution and health; education; epidemiology; evaluation; health promotion; occupational and environmental health; population health; public health

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION AND HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHOOL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WORKPLACE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; PROCEDURES;

AIR POLLUTION AND HEALTH; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SCHOOLS; TRANSPORTATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84881446429     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539513482965     Document Type: Review

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