A longitudinal study of the distance that young people walk to school

Health and Place

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 133-137

  Chillon P ^a   Panter, J ^b   Corder, K ^b   Jones, A P ^c   Van Sluijs, E M F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Children; Distance; Walking to school

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD; COMMUTING; STUDENT; WALKING; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING; ENGLAND; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SCHOOLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WALKING;

EID: 84920286910     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.10.013     Document Type: Article

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