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  1. Chicago State University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Daniel R. Block

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Block, D.R. (2019). Food Deserts. In: Kaplan, D.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1179-9_196

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