The physical environment and health-enhancing activity during the school commute: global positioning system, geographical information systems and accelerometry

The physical environment and health-enhancing activity during the school commute: global positioning system, geographical information systems and accelerometry

Active school travel is in decline. An understanding of the potential determinants of health-enhancing physical activity during the school commute may help to inform interventions aimed at reversing these trends. The purpose of this study was to identify the physical environmental factors associated...

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Main Authors: David McMinn, Nicolas M. Oreskovic, Matt J. Aitkenhead, Derek W. Johnston, Shemane Murtagh, David A. Rowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-05-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
school travel, physical activity, physical environment, children, global positioning systems, geographical information systems, Scotland.
Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/46

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