Alcohol retail density and demographic predictors of health disparities: A geographic analysis

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1967-1971

  Berke, Ethan M ^a,b,c   Tanski, Susanne E ^b,c   Demidenko, Eugene ^c   Alford Teaster, Jennifer ^d   Shi, Xun ^d   Sargent, James D ^b,c  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; POVERTY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77956598365     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.170464     Document Type: Article

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