Household food insecurity and hunger among families using food banks

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-113

  Tarasuk, Valerie S ^a   Beaton, George H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POVERTY; SOCIAL WELFARE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD INSECURITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HUNGER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0033067698     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404112     Document Type: Article

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