Homelessness and food insecurity

Journal of Housing Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 250-272

  Gundersen, Craig ^a   Weinreb, Linda ^b   Wehler, Cheryl ^b   Hosmer, David ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Food insufficiency; Homelessness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141794046     PISSN: 10511377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-1377(03)00032-9     Document Type: Article

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