Active travel to work and cardiovascular risk factors in the united kingdom

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 282-288

  Laverty, Anthony A ^a   Mindell, Jennifer S ^b   Webb, Elizabeth A ^c   Millett, Christopher ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CYCLING; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882988436     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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