Commute Time and Social Capital in the U.S.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-211

  Besser, Lilah M ^a   Marcus, Michele ^a   Frumkin, Howard ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMMUTE TIME; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; POSTHUMOUS CARE; RECREATION; RELATIVE; RELIGION; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SPORTING EVENT; TOPOGRAPHY; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URBAN SPRAWL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38949203790     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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