Corrigendum to “A systematic review of economic analyses of active transport interventions that include physical activity benefits”: (Transport Policy (2016) 45 (190–208) (S0967070X15300639) (10.1016/j.tranpol.2015.10.003));A systematic review of economic analyses of active transport interventions that include physical activity benefits

Transport Policy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2016, Pages 190-208

  Brown, Vicki ^a   Diomedi, Belen Zapata ^b,c   Moodie, Marj ^a   Veerman, J Lennert ^a,b,c   Carter, Rob ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active transport; Economic evaluation; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 84946221816     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: 1879310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2017.05.001     Document Type: Erratum

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