Increasing access to fruits and vegetables: Perspectives from the New York City experience

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2015, Pages e29-e37

  Sacks, Rachel ^a   Yi, Stella S ^a   Nonas, Cathy ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COOPERATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

COMMERCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84926685578     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302587     Document Type: Article

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