Contextual uncertainties, human mobility, and perceived food environment: The uncertain geographic context problem in food access research

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1734-1737

  Chen, Xiang ^a   Kwan, Mei Po ^b  

^a ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84939208083     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302792     Document Type: Review

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