Evaluating the travel, physical activity and carbon impacts of a 'natural experiment' in the provision of new walking and cycling infrastructure: Methods for the core module of the iConnect study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ogilvie, David ^a   Bull, Fiona ^b   Cooper, Ashley ^c   Rutter, Harry ^d   Adams, Emma ^b   Brand, Christian ^d   Ghali, Karen ^e   Jones, Tim ^d   Mutrie, Nanette ^f   Powell, Jane ^g   Preston, John ^e   Sahlqvist, Shannon ^a   Song, Yena ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FUEL;

ARTICLE; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAVEL; WALKING;

EID: 84859038829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000694     Document Type: Article

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