Children's independent mobility to school, friends and leisure activities

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 377-384

  Fyhri, Aslak ^a   Hjorthol, Randi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Everyday transport; Safety; Structural equation model; Worry

Indexed keywords

CAR USE; MOBILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 67949094548     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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