Active transportation to school in Canadian youth: should injury be a concern?
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Active transportation to school in Canadian youth: should injury be a concern?
Active transportation to school provides a means for youth to incorporate physical activity into their daily routines, and this has obvious benefits for child health. Studies of active transportation have rarely focused on the negative health effects in terms of injury. This cross-sectional study is based on the 2009/10 Canadian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children survey. A sample of child...
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عنوان ژورنال: Injury Prevention
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1353-8047,1475-5785
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040335