Criterion distances and correlates of active transportation to school in Belgian older adolescents
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Criterion distances and correlates of active transportation to school in Belgian older adolescents
BACKGROUND Since physical activity levels in older adolescents have the potential to be increased by stimulating active transportation to school (ATS), the most important correlates of ATS should be determined before developing interventions, especially in those adolescents for whom the distance to school is feasible for active commuting. The main aims of this study were to determine criterion ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1479-5868
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-87