Milk as metaphor: Low-income lone mothers' characterization of their challenges acquiring milk for their families

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 263-279

  McIntyre, Lynn ^a   Williams, Patricia ^b   Glanville, N Theresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Metaphor; Milk; Mothers

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY; FOOD SECURITY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MILK;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447330113     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240701407640     Document Type: Article

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