Translation of children's cycling into steps: The share of cycling in 10-year-olds ' physical activity

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 171-176

  Raustorp, Anders ^a,b,c   Boldemann, Cecilia ^b   Martensson, Fredrika ^d   Sternudd, Catarina ^e   Johansson, Maria ^e  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bicycling; GIS mapping; Pedometry; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; CYCLING; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; PEDOMETER; PEDOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY;

ACTIGRAPHY; BICYCLING; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84881482738     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: 21910278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2013-0026     Document Type: Article

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