Seasonal variation in food insecurity is associated with heating and cooling costs among low-income elderly Americans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2939-2944

  Nord, Mark ^a   Kantor, Linda S ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEATING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 33751071622     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.11.2939     Document Type: Review

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