Children's active commuting to school: Current knowledge and future directions

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Davison, Kirsten K ^a   Werder, Jessica L ^a   Lawson, Catherine T ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCHOOL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SCHOOLS; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 84978378751     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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