Getting out and about: The relationship between urban form and senior travel patterns

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 390-402

  Lynott, Jana ^a   McAuley, William J ^b   McCutcheon, Megan ^b  

^a AARP   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community type; Elders; Mobility; Older people; Trip

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954289024     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763890903327366     Document Type: Article

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