Personal and Environmental Characteristics Associated with Choice of Active Transport Modes versus Car Use for Different Trip Purposes of Trips up to 7.5 Kilometers in The Netherlands

Eline Scheepers; Wanda Wendel-Vos; Elise van Kempen; Luc Int Panis; Jolanda Maas; Henk Stipdonk; Menno Moerman; Frank den Hertog; Brigit Staatsen; Pieter van Wesemael; Jantine Schuit

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073105

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Personal and Environmental Characteristics Associated with Choice of Active Transport Modes versus Car Use for Different Trip Purposes of Trips up to 7.5 Kilometers in The Netherlands

Eline Scheepers ,

* E-mail: eline.scheepers@rivm.nl

Affiliations VU University Amsterdam, Department of Health Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Wanda Wendel-Vos,

Affiliation National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Elise van Kempen,

Affiliation National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Luc Int Panis,

Affiliations Transportation Research Institute (IMOB), Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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Jolanda Maas,

Affiliation VU University Medical Centre, EMGO Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Henk Stipdonk,

Affiliation SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research, Leidschendam, The Netherlands
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Menno Moerman,

Affiliation Inbo Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Frank den Hertog,

Affiliation National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre of Health and Society, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Brigit Staatsen,

Affiliation National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Pieter van Wesemael,

Affiliation Technical University Eindhoven, Department Architectural Design & Engineering, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Jantine Schuit

Affiliations VU University Amsterdam, Department of Health Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Personal and Environmental Characteristics Associated with Choice of Active Transport Modes versus Car Use for Different Trip Purposes of Trips up to 7.5 Kilometers in The Netherlands

Eline Scheepers,
Wanda Wendel-Vos,
Elise van Kempen,
Luc Int Panis,
Jolanda Maas,
Henk Stipdonk,
Menno Moerman,
Frank den Hertog,
Brigit Staatsen,
Pieter van Wesemael

Published: September 5, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073105

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