Identifying rural food deserts: Methodological considerations for food environment interventions
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Food Deserts
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.17269/cjph.107.5353