Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 40, Issue 5 , Pages 324-326 , September 2008

Changes in Physical Activity from Walking to School

  • John R. Sirard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, and Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: John R Sirard, PhD, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015; Phone: (612) 626-1733; Fax: (612) 624-0315
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  • Sofiya Alhassan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, and Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
    • ,
  • Tirzah R. Spencer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, and Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
    • ,
  • Thomas N. Robinson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, and Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

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 This work was conducted at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine.

PII: S1499-4046(07)01098-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.12.002

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 40, Issue 5 , Pages 324-326 , September 2008

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