Food Vending and Acquisition in Texas Border Region Pulgas (Flea Markets) from Both Sides of the Counter

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 458-476

  Dean, Wesley R ^a   Sharkey, Joseph R ^a   Johnson, Cassandra M ^a,b,c   Valdez, Zulema ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

colonias; flea markets; food access; food availability; Mexican origin; pulgas; retail food environment; south Texas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FLEA; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; MALE; MARKET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 84859384374     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2011.625716     Document Type: Article

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