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Editorial 18 - The wider social context of transport and health

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Journal of Transport & Health, Volume: 18, Start page: 100925

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.jth.2020.100925

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In a society where the negative externalities of transport need to be reduced there has been an increasing emphasis on a more person-centred understanding of transport and travel behaviour change (Musselwhite, 2020). This has led to a need for research, policy and practice to understand transport in...

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ISSN: 2214-1405
Published: Elsevier BV 2020
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