Some insights into the key influences on trip-chaining activity and public transport use of seniors and the elderly

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-68

  Hensher, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging population; Driving license; Marginal effects; Nested logit; Travel behavior; Trip chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010521636     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568310601097004     Document Type: Article

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