The impact of a free older persons' bus pass on active travel and regular walking in England

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2141-2148

  Coronini Cronberg, Sophie ^a,b   Millett, Christopher ^a   Laverty, Anthony A ^a   Webb, Elizabeth ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

AGED; BICYCLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 84867570603     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300946     Document Type: Article

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