Is active travel to non-school destinations associated with physical activity in primary school children?

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Published in Prev Med on January 18, 2012

Authors

Lee Smith1, Shannon Sahlqvist, David Ogilvie, Andrew Jones, Simon J Griffin, Esther van Sluijs

Author Affiliations

1: MRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Box 285, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom.

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