The density of retail food outlets in the central coast region of California: Associations with income and Latino Ethnic composition

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 3-18

  Howard, Philip H ^a   Fulfrost, Brian ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic composition; Food environments; Income composition; Inequality; Retail density

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUIT; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAIL FOOD; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

EID: 70849119431     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240802023759     Document Type: Article

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