Lack of healthier food alternatives can compromise inmate health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2015, Pages e4-e5

  Firth, Caislin L ^a   Drach, Linda ^a   Maher, Julie E ^a   Peters, Colette S ^b  

^a OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

^b Oregon Department of Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; HUMAN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS;

EID: 84929378967     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302666     Document Type: Letter

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