Effectiveness and equity impacts of town-wide cycling initiatives in England: A longitudinal, controlled natural experimental study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 228-237

  Goodman, Anna ^a,b   Panter, Jenna ^a,c   Sharp, Stephen J ^c   Ogilvie, David ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active travel; Built environment; Community intervention; Cycling; Natural experimental study; Socio economic position

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLE TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

ARTICLE; CAPITAL; CAR DRIVING; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DATA ANALYSIS; EFFECT SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNDING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; TRAVEL; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

ACTIVE TRAVEL; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY INTERVENTION; CYCLING; NATURAL EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC POSITION;

BICYCLING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENGLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84886297594     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.08.030     Document Type: Article

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