Downtown vibrancy influences public health and safety outcomes in urban counties

Journal of Transport and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 540-548

  Braun, Lindsay M ^a   Malizia, Emil ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Downtowns; Mobility; Motor vehicle fatalities; Physical inactivity; Vibrant centers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949107580     PISSN: 22141405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2015.08.005     Document Type: Article

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