Different neighborhood walkability indexes for active commuting to school are necessary for urban and rural children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Javier Molina-García (Author), Sergio Campos (Author), Xavier García-Massó (Author), Manuel Herrador-Colmenero (Author), Patricia Gálvez-Fernández (Author), Daniel Molina-Soberanes (Author), Ana Queralt (Author), Palma Chillón (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Literature focusing on youth has reported limited evidence and non-conclusive associations between neighborhood walkability measures and active commuting to and from school (ACS). Moreover, there is a lack of studies evaluating both macro- and micro-scale environmental factors of...