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Comment
. 2020 Jul;113(7):251-254.
doi: 10.1177/0141076820938997.

COVID-19 presents opportunities and threats to transport and health

Anthony A Laverty  1 , Christopher Millett  1 , Azeem Majeed  1 , Eszter P Vamos  1
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COVID-19 presents opportunities and threats to transport and health

Anthony A Laverty et al. J R Soc Med. 2020 Jul.
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Daily car use in 2020 as percentage of 2019 levels. Data source: Department for Transport: Transport use during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic data series. Available from https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/transport-use-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic.
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