Neighbourhood socioeconomic inequalities in food access and affordability

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 578-585

  Ball, Kylie ^a   Timperio, Anna ^a   Crawford, David ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Affordability; Diet; Food access; Inequalities; Neighbourhoods; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

COST; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 58049126069     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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