The relationship between low income and household food expenditure patterns in Canada

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 589-597

  Kirkpatrick, Sharon ^a   Tarasuk, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Household food expenditures; Income

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DAIRY PRODUCT; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD; FRUIT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEAT; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VEGETABLE;

CANADA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HUMANS; INCOME; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POVERTY; RESTAURANTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0141682794     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2003517     Document Type: Review

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