Retail Tobacco Exposure: Using Geographic Analysis to Identify Areas With Excessively High Retail Density

摘要

Introduction:There is great disparity in tobacco outlet density (TOD), with density highest in low-income areas and areas with greater proportions of minority residents, and this disparity may affect cancer incidence. We sought to better understand the nature of this disparity by assessing how these socio-demographic factors relate to TOD at the national level.