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Neighborhood racial, ethnic, and income disparities in accessibility to multiple tobacco retailers: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 2015

• Existing studies assess an individual's proximity to a single tobacco retailer. • Measuring proximity to more than one retailer may better capture accessibility. • Disparities in multi-retailer proximity exist by neighborhood race and income. • Policies to address disparities in tobacco retai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kong, Amanda Y., Myers, Allison E., Isgett, Lisa F., Ribisl, Kurt M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6993011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32021758
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.101031
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Sumario:• Existing studies assess an individual's proximity to a single tobacco retailer. • Measuring proximity to more than one retailer may better capture accessibility. • Disparities in multi-retailer proximity exist by neighborhood race and income. • Policies to address disparities in tobacco retailer exposure are needed.