Transport policy and health inequalities: A health impact assessment of Edinburgh's transport policy

Public Health

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-24

  Gorman, Dermot ^a   Douglas, M J ^b   Conway, L ^c   Noble, P ^d   Hanlon, P ^e  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e NHS HEALTH SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Health impact assessment; Road traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CYCLING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOURISM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

EDINBURGH; SCOTLAND (LOTHIAN); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037227037     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(02)00002-1     Document Type: Article

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