Factors Associated with Active Commuting to Work Among Women

Women and Health

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 212-231

  Bopp, Melissa ^a   Child, Stephanie ^b   Campbell, Matthew ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior; physical activity; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAVEL; WALKING; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BICYCLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAVEL; WALKING; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898426725     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2014.883663     Document Type: Article

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