Fried chicken and fresh apples: Racial segregation as a fundamental cause of fast food density in black neighborhoods

Health and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-44

  Kwate, Naa Oyo A ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African American Black; Fast Food; Fundamental Cause; Neighborhoods; Racial segregation

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIET; FOOD; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; RACIAL SEGREGATION; URBAN AREA;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; APPLE; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHICKEN; FAST FOOD; FRYING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348948642     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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