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Healthy places, active transport and path dependence: a review of the literature

Melissa Hensley A B , Derlie Mateo-Babiano A and John Minnery A
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A School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia

B Corresponding author. Email: m.hensley@uq.edu.au

Health Promotion Journal of Australia 25(3) 196-201 https://doi.org/10.1071/HE14042
Submitted: 30 May 2014  Accepted: 11 August 2014   Published: 8 December 2014


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