Rapid health impact assessment of policies to reduce vehicle miles traveled in Oregon

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1063-1071

  Perdue, L A ^a   Michael, Y L ^b   Harris, C ^c   Heller, J ^c   Livingston, C ^a,d   Rader, M ^e   Goff, N M ^f  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Human Impact Partners   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Upstream Public Health   (United States)

^f OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Global warming; Health impact assessment; Physical activity; Transportation policy; Vehicle miles traveled

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; OREGON; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OREGON; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027933503     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.09.026     Document Type: Article

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