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Review
. 2002 Aug 24;325(7361):436-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7361.436.

"Food deserts"--evidence and assumption in health policy making

Steven Cummins  1 , Sally Macintyre
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Review

"Food deserts"--evidence and assumption in health policy making

Steven Cummins et al. BMJ. .
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Supermarkets are often held responsible for lack of access to affordable healthy food in poor urban areas, but evidence may not support this
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