Density and type of food retailers surrounding Canadian schools: Variations across socioeconomic status

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 903-907

  Seliske, Laura M ^a   Pickett, William ^a   Boyce, William F ^a   Janssen, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food; Residence characteristics; Schools; Social class

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; OBESITY; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; OBESITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL STATUS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 64849102567     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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