Active travel intervention and physical activity behaviour: An evaluation

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 50-58

  Norwood, Patricia ^a   Eberth, Barbara ^a   Farrar, Shelley ^a   Anable, Jillian ^a   Ludbrook, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active travel; Difference in differences; Physical activity; Sample selection; Scotland

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ACTIVE TRAVEL INTERVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL STATUS; WALKING; EVALUATION STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCOTLAND; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL; WALKING;

EID: 84902011477     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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