Can FAO's measure of chronic undernourishment be strengthened?

Food Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 425-445

  Smith, Lisa C ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FAO; Food insecurity; World Food Summit

Indexed keywords

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SECURITY; MALNUTRITION;

EID: 0032193044     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9192(98)00049-9     Document Type: Article

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