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Review Article

Cycling Under Influence: Summarizing the Influence of Perceptions, Attitudes, Habits, and Social Environments on Cycling for Transportation

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Pages 565-579 | Received 02 Aug 2012, Accepted 17 Jul 2013, Published online: 18 Mar 2015

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