McDonald’s Restaurants and Neighborhood Deprivation in Scotland and England
American Journal of Preventive MedicinePublished 24 October 2005
Steven Cummins, Linda F. McKay, Sally MacIntyre
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Observed associations between presence or absence of fast food outlets and neighborhood deprivation may provide support for environmental explanations for the higher prevalence of obesity in poor neighborhoods.
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Observed associations between presence or absence of fast food outlets and neighborhood deprivation may provide support for environmental explanations for the higher prevalence of obesity in poor neighborhoods.
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