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. 2008 Sep 30;8:339. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-339

Table 1.

Scope of and outcomes included in transport and health research synthesis

Transport modes included All (N.B. Very little research evidence is available on the health impacts of non-road transport. This paper only reports on road transport)
Topics not included Climate change attributed to increased motorised transport
Transport policies for freight movement
Health impacts of leisure or sport pursuits which use transport modes e.g. mountain biking, rally driving

Health outcomes included in synthesis Injury & death
General health & illness
Mental health & stress
Physical fitness & physical activity

Non-health outcomes included in synthesis Air pollution
Noise pollution
Community severance
Personal safety
Social exclusion