Food insecurity among older Australians: Prevalence, correlates and well-being

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 158-163

  Temple, Jeromey B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Food; Poverty; Public health; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649122518     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2006.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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