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The association between physical environment and cycling to school among Turkish and Moroccan adolescents in Amsterdam

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  • Tomi Mäki-Opas
  • Jeroen Munter
  • Jolanda Maas
  • Frank Hertog
  • Anton Kunst

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Bicycle-friendly infrastructure and an enjoyable environment were not important factors for cycling to and from school among those with no cultural cycling background. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2014

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  • Tomi Mäki-Opas & Jeroen Munter & Jolanda Maas & Frank Hertog & Anton Kunst, 2014. "The association between physical environment and cycling to school among Turkish and Moroccan adolescents in Amsterdam," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 59(4), pages 629-636, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:59:y:2014:i:4:p:629-636
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0565-7
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