Cycling and the built environment, a US perspective
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Anne Vernez Moudon *, Chanam Lee , Allen D. Cheadle , Cheza W. Collier , Donna Johnson , Thomas L. Schmid , Robert D. Weather g a Department of Urban Design and Planning, Gould 410, Box 355740, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA b Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, USA c Department of Health Services, University of Washington, USA d Chronic Disease Prevention and Healthy Aging Unit, Public Health—Seattle and King County, USA e Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Washington, USA f Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention g Department Physical Education and Exercise Science, Seattle Pacific University, USA
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