Food insecurity and food supplies in Latino households with young children

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 148-153

  Kaiser, Lucia L ^a   Melgar Quiñonez, Hugo ^a   Townsend, Marilyn S ^a   Nicholson, Yvonne ^b   Fujii, Mary Lavender ^b   Martin, Anna C ^b   Lamp, Cathi L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Household food supplies; Latinos

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAIRY PRODUCT; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEAT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0037529035     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60199-1     Document Type: Article

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