The Added Benefit of Bicycle Commuting on the Regular Amount of Physical Activity Performed

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 842-849

  Donaire Gonzalez, David ^a,b,c,d   De Nazelle, Audrey ^e   Cole Hunter, Tom ^a,b,c   Curto, Ariadna ^a,b,c   Rodriguez, Daniel A ^f   Mendez, Michelle A ^f   Garcia Aymerich, Judith ^a,b,c   Basagaña, Xavier ^a,b,c   Ambros, Albert ^a,b,c   Jerrett, Michael ^g   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d Fundació Blanquerna ^*  (Spain)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f IL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CAR; CYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BICYCLING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPAIN; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84949726811     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.03.036     Document Type: Article

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