The physical environment and health-enhancing activity during the school commute: Global positioning system, geographical information systems and accelerometry

Geospatial Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 569-572

  McMinn, David ^a   Oreskovic, Nicolas M ^b   Aitkenhead, Matt J ^c   Johnston, Derek W ^d   Murtagh, Shemane ^e   Rowe, David A ^f  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Geographical information systems; Global positioning systems; Physical activity; Physical environment; School travel; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROCEDURES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCOTLAND; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84901640557     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2014.46     Document Type: Article

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