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Creating a Feasible Transportation System for Rural Areas: Reflections On a Symposium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Peter R. Grant
Affiliation:
University of Saskatchewan

Abstract

This paper presents a synthesis of some ideas that emerged from a recent symposium on the transportation needs of the elderly and programs which might meet these needs. Implications for government policy are discussed

Résumé

Synthése d'un récent symposium sur les besoins des personnes âgées concernant le transport; projets susceptibles de répondre à leurs besoins. Implications générales.

Type
Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1983

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