Evaluation of the health effects of a neighbourhood traffic calming scheme

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 837-840

  Morrison, David S ^a   Thomson, Hilary ^b   Petticrew, Mark ^b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; NEIGHBORHOOD; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL COMPONENT SUMMARY; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL COMPONENT SUMMARY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; TRAFFIC; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR VEHICLES; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SCOTLAND; URBAN HEALTH; WALKING;

EID: 4644288660     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.017509     Document Type: Article

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