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Measuring Individuals' Spatial Access to Healthy Foods by Incorporating Mobility, Time, and Mode: Activity Space Measures

Pages 198-208 | Received 01 Oct 2016, Accepted 01 Apr 2017, Published online: 24 Jul 2017

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