Measuring the food environment: Shelf space of fruits, vegetables, and snack foods in stores

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 672-682

  Farley, Thomas A ^a   Rice, Janet ^a   Bodor, J Nicholas ^a   Cohen, Deborah A ^b   Bluthenthal, Ricky N ^b,c   Rose, Donald ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Food; Nutrition; Obesity; Urban

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAST FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHELF LIFE; VEGETABLE;

DIET; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; LOUISIANA; MARKETING; OBSERVATION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH; VEGETABLES;

EID: 69249216453     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9390-3     Document Type: Article

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