“Food deserts”—evidence and assumption in health policy making

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  British medical journal

• Publication date

  2002-08-24

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science, Political Science

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  DOI 10.1136/bmj.325.7361.436PMID 12193363PMCID PMC1123946
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