Hunger in young children of Mexican immigrant families

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 390-395

  Kersey, Margaret ^a   Geppert, Joni ^a   Cutts, Diana B ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Hunger; Immigrant health; Latino child health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUNGER; IMMIGRANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE PARENT; WELFARE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HUNGER; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947375949     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007334071     Document Type: Article

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