Disparities in food access: Inner-city residents describe their local food environment

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 51-64

  Munoz Plaza, Corrine E ^a   Filomena, Susan ^b   Morland, Kimberly B ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Community health; Food justice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71549152595     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240801891453     Document Type: Article

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