Bicycling to university: Evaluation of a bicycle-sharing program in Spain

Health Promotion International

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 350-358

  Molina García, Javier ^a   Castillo, Isabel ^a   Queralt, Ana ^a   Sallis, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Active transport; Behaviour change; Bicycle; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; STUDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BICYCLING; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; STUDENTS; TRANSPORTATION; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942064975     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dat045     Document Type: Article

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