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The perception of Malaysian pedestrians toward the use of footbridges

Razi HasanCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Perak, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Madzlan NapiahCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Perak, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9430-4264
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Pages 292-297 | Received 04 Jun 2017, Accepted 27 Aug 2017, Published online: 20 Nov 2017

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