Relation between higher physical activity and public transit use

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 854-859

  Saelens, Brian E ^a,b   Moudon, Anne Vernez ^a   Kang, Bumjoon ^a   Hurvitz, Philip M ^a   Zhou, Chuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84898622321     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301696     Document Type: Article

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