Speed kills: The complex links between transport, lack of time and urban health

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-166

  Tranter, Paul Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Pollution; Road safety; Speed; Time pressure; Transport

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH; HUMAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77953660973     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9433-9     Document Type: Article

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