Active travel to work in New South Wales 2005-2010, individual characteristics and association with body mass index

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-29

  Rissel, Chris ^a   Greenaway, Mark ^b   Bauman, Adrian ^a   Wen, Li Ming ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Immunisation Unit NSW Ministry of Health   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT   (Australia)

Author keywords

active travel; body mass index; cycling; walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL; WALKING; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; BODY MASS INDEX; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL; WALKING; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893581485     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12097     Document Type: Article

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