Development and validation of an experience-based measure of household food insecurity within and across seasons in northern Burkina Faso

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Frongillo, Edward A ^a   Nanama, Siméon ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Dietary intake; Economic status; Food insecurity; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL CLASS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33646415628     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.5.1409s     Document Type: Article

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