The mobility of older people - an introduction

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 591-595

  Schwanen, Tim ^a,b   Páez, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 79951578275     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.06.001     Document Type: Editorial

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