Access to shops: The views of low-income shoppers

Health Education Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-136

  Robinson, Nicola ^a   Caraher, Martin ^a   Lang, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultation; Poverty; Retail provision; Shopping; Transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000180245     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789690005900202     Document Type: Article

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