The concept of "rural food deserts" is still meaningful

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 484-485

  Lucan, Sean C ^a   Gustafson, Alison ^b   Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; LETTER; NOMENCLATURE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ENVIRONMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; RURAL POPULATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84867549114     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2012.0063     Document Type: Letter

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