Neighborhood socioeconomic status and fruit and vegetable intake among whites, blacks, and Mexican Americans in the United States
American Journal of Clinical NutritionPublished 1 June 2008Open access
Tamara Dubowitz, Melonie Heron, Chloe E. Bird, Nicole Lurie, Brian Karl Finch, Ricardo Basurto‐Dávila
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The positive association of neighborhood SES with fruit and vegetable intake is one important pathway through which the social environment of neighborhoods affects population health and nutrition for whites, blacks, and Hispanics in the United States.
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The positive association of neighborhood SES with fruit and vegetable intake is one important pathway through which the social environment of neighborhoods affects population health and nutrition for whites, blacks, and Hispanics in the United States.
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