Walk this way: Public health and the social organization of walking

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-38

  Green, Judith ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active transport; Public health; Walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650221054     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/sth.2008.19     Document Type: Article

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