Food security of older children can be assessed using a standardized survey instrument

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2566-2572

  Connell, Carol L ^a   Nord, Mark ^b   Lofton, Kristi L ^a   Yadrick, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive testing; Food security; Hunger; Rasch model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PILOT STUDY; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 4744353909     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.10.2566     Document Type: Article

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