Consequences of overnight work travel for personal social relations: Problems, promises, and further repercussions

Mobilities

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 369-386

  Bergström, Gunilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Friendships; Personal mobility; Social networks; Work travel

Indexed keywords

LABOR MOBILITY; LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL DEMAND;

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EID: 77955128516     PISSN: 17450101     EISSN: 1745011X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2010.494841     Document Type: Article

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