American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 561-567 , December 2008

Neighborhood Characteristics and Availability of Healthy Foods in Baltimore

  • Manuel Franco, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Division of General Internal Medicine, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Manuel Franco, MD, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Welch Center for Prevention and Epidemiology, 2024 E. Monument Street, Suite 2-607, Baltimore MD 21205-2217
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  • Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • Thomas A. Glass, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Benjamín Caballero, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Human Nutrition, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Frederick L. Brancati, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Division of General Internal Medicine, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.07.003

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 561-567 , December 2008

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