Dynamic Urban food environments: A temporal analysis of access to healthy foods

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 439-441

  Widener, Michael J ^a,b   Metcalf, Sara S ^a   Bar Yam, Yaneer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND COMPLEX SYSTEMS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; MARKET; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; NEW YORK; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80053380766     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.06.034     Document Type: Article

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