Journal article
Dog walking is associated with more outdoor play and independent mobility for children
Hayley Christian, Georgina Trapp, Karen Villanueva, Stephen R Zubrick, Rachelle Koekemoer, Billie Giles-Corti
Preventive Medicine | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE | Published : 2014
Grants
Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Awarded by NHMRC/National Heart Foundation
Awarded by NHMRC
Funding Acknowledgements
The TREK study received funding from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; #403933). Hayley Christian is supported by a NHMRC/National Heart Foundation Early Career Fellowship (#1036350). Georgina Trapp is supported by a NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (#1073233) and Billie Giles-Corti is supported by a NHMRC Principal Research Fellow Award (#1004900). The authors acknowledge the contributions of the TREK study chief investigators Anna Timperio (Deakin University, Victoria, Australia), Gavin McCormack (University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and Max Bulsara (University of Notre Dame, Western Australia). Ms Pulan Bai provided administrative assistance.