Participation in food assistance programs modifies the relation of food insecurity with weight and depression in elders

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1005-1010

  Kim, Kirang ^a   Frongillo, Edward A ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34247173442     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.4.1005     Document Type: Article

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