Active commuting to school: how far is too far?

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Published in Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act on January 08, 2008

Authors

Norah M Nelson1, Eimear Foley, Donal J O'Gorman, Niall M Moyna, Catherine B Woods

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Sport, Culture and the Arts, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. norah.nelson@strath.ac.uk

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