Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 418-420 , April 2008

Adolescent Travel Patterns: Pilot Data Indicating Distance from Home Varies by Time of Day and Day of Week

  • Sarah E. Wiehe, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sarah Wiehe, M.D., M.P.H., Children’s Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, 410 West 10th Street, HS1020, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
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  • Shawn C. Hoch, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geography, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
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  • Gilbert C. Liu, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana
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  • Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • Jeffery S. Wilson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geography, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
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  • J. Dennis Fortenberry, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana

Received 17 July 2007 ,Accepted 13 September 2007.

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PII: S1054-139X(07)00412-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.018

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 418-420 , April 2008

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