Individual, physical–environmental and socio-cultural factors associated with walking to school in Perth primary school children

Methods: The TRavel, Environment and Kids (TREK) project involved a cross-sectional survey of Year 5-7 children and their parents (n=1480, 56.6% response rate) attending 25 Perth metropolitan public primary schools. Results: Based on parent reports, the most common method of transport to school unde...

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Published inJournal of science and medicine in sport Vol. 12; p. e201
Main Authors Wood, G, Giles-Corti, B, McCormack, G, Van Niel, K, Bulsara, M, Timperio, A, Pikora, T, Learnihan, V, Murray, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Belconnen Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2010
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Children & youth
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Schools
Sports Medicine
Walking
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Summary:Methods: The TRavel, Environment and Kids (TREK) project involved a cross-sectional survey of Year 5-7 children and their parents (n=1480, 56.6% response rate) attending 25 Perth metropolitan public primary schools. Results: Based on parent reports, the most common method of transport to school undertaken by children (i.e., >=3 days in...
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ISSN:1440-2440
1878-1861
DOI:10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.418