Prevalence of active commuting at urban and suburban elementary schools in Columbia, SC.

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Published in Am J Public Health on February 01, 2005

Authors

John R Sirard1, Barbara E Ainsworth, Kerri L McIver, Russell R Pate

Author Affiliations

1: Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Hoover Pavilion, Room N229, 211 Quarry Rd, Stanford, CA 94305-5705, USA. jsirard@stanford.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Walk to School and Physical Activity | NCT00186134

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