Using the Online Walking Journal to explore the relationship between campus environment and walking behaviour

Journal of Transport and Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2017, Pages 123-132

  Lu, Yi ^a   Sarkar, Chinmoy ^b   Ye, Yu ^c   Xiao, Yang ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 85008156032     PISSN: 22141405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2016.12.006     Document Type: Article

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