Measurement of household food security in the USA and other industrialised countries

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 859-864

  Radimer, Kathy L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Food insufficiency; Hunger; Measurement

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUNGER; MEASUREMENT; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; HUNGER; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036923144     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2002385     Document Type: Article

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