Adult active transport in the Netherlands: An analysis of its contribution to physical activity requirements

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Fishman, Elliot ^a   Böcker, Lars ^a   Helbich, Marco ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGE; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; DUTCHMAN; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; REFERENCE VALUE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BICYCLING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928901588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121871     Document Type: Article

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