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Objective and subjective dimensions of travel impedance as determinants of commuting stress

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This research was supported by the Drivetime Foundation and by the Institute of Transportation Studies and the Division of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of California at Irvine.

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Novaco, R.W., Stokols, D. & Milanesi, L. Objective and subjective dimensions of travel impedance as determinants of commuting stress. Am J Commun Psychol 18, 231–257 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931303

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