The impact of public transportation strikes on use of a bicycle share program in London: Interrupted time series design

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-76

  Fuller, Daniel ^a,b   Sahlqvist, Shannon ^c,d   Cummins, Steven ^e   Ogilvie, David ^c,d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interventions studies; Physical activity; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CYCLING; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADE UNION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BICYCLING; HUMANS; LONDON; STRIKES, EMPLOYEE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84855508621     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.09.021     Document Type: Article

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