A critical examination of community-based responses to household food insecurity in Canada

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 487-499

  Tarasuk, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUNGER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL WELFARE;

CANADA; CHARITIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; HUNGER; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0035433122     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019810102800408     Document Type: Article

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