Perceived environmental correlates of cycling for transport among adults in five regions of Europe

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue , 2016, Pages 53-61

  Mertens, L ^a   Compernolle, S ^a   Gheysen, F ^a   Deforche, B ^a,b   Brug, J ^c   Mackenbach, J D ^c   Lakerveld, J ^c   Oppert, J M ^d,e,f   Feuillet, T ^d   Glonti, K ^g   Bardos H ^h   De Bourdeaudhuij, I ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Cnam COMUE Sorbonne Paris Cité ^*  (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^f ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^g LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Built environment; Cycling; Physical activity; SPOTLIGHT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EDUCATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL MODEL; VELOCITY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FRANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUNGARY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; BICYCLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958535435     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12379     Document Type: Article

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