Cities of consumption: The impact of corporate practices on the health of urban populations

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 462-471

  Freudenberg, Nicholas ^a   Galea, Sandro ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cities; Corporate practices; Corporations; Urban health; Urban populations

Indexed keywords

CAR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CITY; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAST FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAFFIC SAFETY; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

CITIES; COMMERCE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SECTOR; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 46749154609     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-008-9278-7     Document Type: Review

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