Disparities in the food environment surrounding US middle and high schools

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 681-690

  Sturm, Roland ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Food outlet; Obesity; School environment

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; FOOD QUALITY; OBESITY; RETAILING; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEAL; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; PROBABILITY; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTAURANTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649181266     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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