An analysis of public health policy and legal issues relevant to mobile food vending

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2038-2046

  Tester, June M ^a   Stevens, Stephanie A ^b   Yen, Irene H ^c   Laraia, Barbara A ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^b Public Health Law and Policy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

FOOD DISPENSERS, AUTOMATIC; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77958183036     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.185892     Document Type: Article

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