Do healthy food baskets assess food security?

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 65-69

  Nathoo, Tasnim ^a   Shoveller, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecological model; Food security; Measurement; Nutrition indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COST; ECOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MONITORING; PUBLICATION;

CANADA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0042377352     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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