Transport and health: En route to a healthier Australia?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 230-232

  Mason, Chloë ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTION; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0034611430     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb123918.x     Document Type: Review

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