Cycling for transport and recreation: Associations with socio-economic position, environmental perceptions, and psychological disposition

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 29-35

  Heesch, Kristiann C ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^b   Turrell, Gavin ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active transportation; Health promotion; Influences; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; AUSTRALIA; EMPLOYMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; RECREATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 84896968120     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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