Are neighbourhood food resources distributed inequitably by income and race in the USA? Epidemiological findings across the urban spectrum

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Richardson, Andrea S ^a   Boone Heinonen, Janne ^b   Popkin, Barry M ^a   Gordon Larsen, Penny ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; INCOME; POVERTY; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84859941031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000698     Document Type: Article

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