Food insecurity and hunger are prevalent among HIV-positive individuals in British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 820-825

  Normén, Lena ^a   Chan, Keith ^a   Braitstein, Paula ^a   Anema, Aranka ^a   Bondy, Greg ^b   Montaner, Julio S G ^a   Hogg, Robert S ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Body mass index; Food insecurity; Human immunodeficiency virus; Hunger

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUNGER; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STARVATION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 16244412947     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.4.820     Document Type: Article

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