A shift from motorised travel to active transport: What are the potential health gains for an Australian city?

INTRODUCTION:An alarmingly high proportion of the Australian adult population does not meet national physical activity guidelines (57%). This is concerning because physical inactivity is a risk factor for several chronic diseases. In recent years, an increasing emphasis has been placed on the potent...

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Main Authors: Belen Zapata-Diomedi, Luke D Knibbs, Robert S Ware, Kristiann C Heesch, Marko Tainio, James Woodcock, J Lennert Veerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5636090?pdf=render