Neighborhood disparities in access to healthy foods and their effects on environmental justice

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1644-1654

  Hilmers, Angela ^a   Hilmers, David C ^a   Dave, Jayna ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FAST FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENT; FAST FOODS; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865674776     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300865     Document Type: Review

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