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Investigating the Effects of Active Travel in Health and Quality of Life

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|Jun 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2020-0018 | Journal eISSN: 1407-6179 | Journal ISSN: 1407-6160
Language: English
Page range: 221 - 230
Published on: Jun 25, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Giannis Adamos, Eftihia Nathanail, Parthena Theodoridou, Theodora Tsolaki, published by Transport and Telecommunication Institute
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