Examining the link between public transit use and active commuting

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 4256-4274

  Bopp, Melissa ^a   Gayah, Vikash V ^b   Campbell, Matthew E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Active transportation; Commuting; Health; Physical activity; Public transit

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVE COMMUTING; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BAD WEATHER; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BODY MASS; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; NON PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDER; NUMBER OF CHILDREN; PERCEIVED DISTANCE TO WORK; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDER; PUBLIC TRANSIT USE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WEATHER; WORKPLACE; CYCLING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WALKING;

ADULT; BICYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84928143358     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120404256     Document Type: Article

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