Access to supermarkets among poorer neighborhoods: A comparison of time and distance measures

Urban Geography

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 133-151

  McKenzie, Brian S ^a  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

food access; food deserts; neighborhood effects; poverty; spatial justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894089619     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2013.856195     Document Type: Article

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