Six-year trend in active commuting to school in Spanish adolescents: The AVENA and AFINOS studies

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 529-537

  Chillón, Palma ^a   Martínez Gómez, David ^b   Ortega, Francisco B ^a,c   Pérez López, Isaac J ^a   Díaz, Ligia E ^b   Veses, Ana M ^b   Veiga, Oscar L ^d   Marcos, Ascensión ^b   Delgado Fernández, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE   (Spain)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active commuting to school; Adolescence; AFINOS; AVENA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BICYCLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84890433365     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-012-9267-9     Document Type: Article

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