Associations between active commuting and physical activity in working adults: cross-sectional results from the Commuting and Health in Cambridge study.

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Published in Prev Med on September 03, 2012

Authors

Lin Yang1, Jenna Panter, Simon J Griffin, David Ogilvie

Author Affiliations

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

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