Psychometric properties of a modified US-household food security survey module in Campinas, Brazil

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 665-673

  Melgar Quinonez, H R ^a   Nord, M ^b   Perez Escamilla, R ^c   Segall Correa, A M ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL VALIDITY; INTERVIEW; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HUNGER; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 43449104748     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602760     Document Type: Article

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