Urban settings and opportunities for healthy lifestyles: Rediscovering walking and cycling and understanding their health benefits

Built Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 302-314

  Racioppi, Francesca ^a   Dora, Carlos ^a   Rutter, Harry ^b  

^a WHO Programme on Accidents Transport and Health   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TRANSPORT; HEALTH IMPACT; LIFESTYLE; URBAN PLANNING; WALKING;

EID: 29044434911     PISSN: 02637960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2148/benv.2005.31.4.302     Document Type: Article

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