Health impact assessment as an agent of policy change: Improving the health impacts of the mayor of London's draft transport strategy

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-174

  Mindell, J ^a   Sheridan, L ^b   Joffe, M ^a   Samson Barry, H ^b   Atkinson, S ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS Executive London Regional Office   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAR USE; HEALTH IMPACT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

CAR; CONSULTATION; CYCLING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; POLICY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LONDON; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN HEALTH;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1342343947     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.012385     Document Type: Review

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