Characterizing active transportation behavior among college students using the theory of planned behavior

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 283-294

  Chaney, Robert A ^a   Bernard, Amy L ^a   Wilson, Bradley R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STUDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STUDENTS; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84904617690     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IQ.34.3.f     Document Type: Article

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