Automobile commuting duration and the quantity of time spent with spouse, children, and friends

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 215-218

  Christian, Thomas J ^a  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Commuting; Social capital; Social relationships; Time use; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPOUSE; TIME MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC; TRAVEL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84866034915     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.06.015     Document Type: Article

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