Open AccessActive commuting to and from school among Swedish children--a national and regional study
Author(s) -
Klara Johansson,
Lucie Laflamme,
Marie Hasselberg
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckr042
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , apartment , geography , logistic regression , demography , socioeconomic status , socioeconomics , environmental health , medicine , sociology , political science , population , archaeology , law
Active commuting to school by walking or cycling can have positive impact on children's health and development. The study investigates the prevalence of active commuting to school in Sweden, a setting where it is facilitated and promoted; and how active commuting varies according to socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics.
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