Title |
Commuting and health in Cambridge: a study of a 'natural experiment' in the provision of new transport infrastructure
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, November 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-10-703 |
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Authors |
David Ogilvie, Simon Griffin, Andy Jones, Roger Mackett, Cornelia Guell, Jenna Panter, Natalia Jones, Simon Cohn, Lin Yang, Cheryl Chapman |
Abstract |
Modifying transport infrastructure to support active travel (walking and cycling) could help to increase population levels of physical activity. However, there is limited evidence for the effects of interventions in this field, and to the best of our knowledge no study has convincingly demonstrated an increase in physical activity directly attributable to this type of intervention. We have therefore taken the opportunity presented by a 'natural experiment' in Cambridgeshire, UK to establish a quasi-experimental study of the effects of a major transport infrastructural intervention on travel behaviour, physical activity and related wider health impacts. |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
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Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 9 | 4% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Malta | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 216 | 94% |
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Researcher | 49 | 21% |
Student > Master | 44 | 19% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 39 | 17% |
Other | 12 | 5% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 9 | 4% |
Other | 46 | 20% |
Unknown | 32 | 14% |
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Social Sciences | 56 | 24% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 18% |
Sports and Recreations | 13 | 6% |
Engineering | 13 | 6% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 4% |
Other | 51 | 22% |
Unknown | 46 | 20% |