Do residents of food deserts express different food buying preferences compared to residents of food oases? A mixed-methods analysis

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Walker, Renee E ^a,b   Block, Jason ^c   Kawachi, Ichiro ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept mapping; Food access; Food buying practices; Food desert; Food oasis; Low income

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PURCHASING; TASTE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BOSTON; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CITIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMERCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84862175151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-41     Document Type: Article

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