Rethinking passive transport: Bus fare exemptions and young people's wellbeing

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 605-612

  Jones, Alasdair ^a   Steinbach, Rebecca ^a   Roberts, Helen ^b   Goodman, Anna ^a   Green, Judith ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active transport; Public health; Public transport; Qualitative research; Young people

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WALKING; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BUS FARE; CHILD; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859269823     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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