Conceptualizing food security for aboriginal people in Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-97

  Power, Elaine M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food policy; Native Americans; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749101494     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405452     Document Type: Article

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