Poverty, food insecurity, and obesity in children [20]

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2265-2266

  Meyers, Alan F ^a   Karp, Robert J ^b   Kral, John G ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; HUNGER; LETTER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CHILD; FOOD; NOTE;

CHILD; FOOD; HUMANS; OBESITY; POVERTY;

EID: 33750936621     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2346     Document Type: Letter

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