Links between Children's Independent Mobility, Active Transport, Physical Activity and Obesity

Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 105-112

  Whitzman, Carolyn ^a   Romero, Vivian ^b,c   Duncan, Mitch ^d   Curtis, Carey ^e   Tranter, Paul ^f   Burke, Matthew ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^g GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Battery reared children: car addicted lifestyle, in children; Child Friendly Cities (CFCs) and children particpatory planning; Children's independent mobility (CIM) and obesity; CIM adult unaccompanied children (below 18 years) moving in public places; CIM decline, reason child and parents fear of traffic safety and stranger danger; CIM decrease and increased parental cars use; Traffic calming promoting child pedestrians safe passage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885980780     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318517.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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