Transport and health - a five-country perspective

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Coyle, E ^a   Huws, D ^b   Monaghan, S ^c   Roddy, G ^b   Seery, B ^d   Staats, P ^e   Thunhurst, C ^f   Walker, P ^g   Fleming, P ^h  

^a National Public Health Service and Bridgend Local Health Board   (United Kingdom)

^b National Public Health Service and Cardiff Local Health Board ^*

^c PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^d HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^e Sustrans Scotland   (United Kingdom)

^f Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^g Welsh Public Health Association   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active travel; Cheap bus fares; Devolution; Health impact assessment; Inequalities in health; Road traffic accidents; Transport policy

Indexed keywords

DEVOLUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

ARTICLE; FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58549105249     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.10.023     Document Type: Article

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