Neighborhood Deprivation and Access to Fast-Food Retailing. A National Study

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 375-382

  Pearce, Jamie ^a   Blakely, Tony ^b   Witten, Karen ^c   Bartie, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAST FOOD; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH FOOD; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

HUMANS; MARKETING; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTAURANTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34247516053     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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