Health implications of transport planning, development and operations

Journal of Transport and Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-72

  Cohen, Judith M ^a   Boniface, Sadie ^b   Watkins, Stephen ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c STOCKPORT METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active travel; Health Impact Assessment HIA; Inequalities; Injuries; Transport planning; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899867696     PISSN: 22141405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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