Constrained, Convenient, and Symbolic Consumption: Neighborhood Food Environments and Economic Coping Strategies among the Urban Poor

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 815-834

  Tach, Laura ^a   Amorim, Mariana ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Food deserts; Health disparities; Neighborhood effects; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATERING SERVICE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944514173     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-015-9984-x     Document Type: Article

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