Access to grocery stores in Dallas

International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-37

  Berg, Nathan ^a   Murdoch, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

food security; grocery stores; imitation; neighbourhoods

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249172720     PISSN: 17553539     EISSN: 17553547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBHR.2008.018449     Document Type: Article

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