Seasonality, household food security, and nutritional status in Dinajpur, Bangladesh

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-231

  Hillbruner, Chris ^a,b   Egan, Rebecca ^a,c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b William J Clinton Foundation ^*  (United States)

^c William J Clinton Foundation

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Food security; Nutrition; Seasonality; Urban

Indexed keywords

FOOD MARKET; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PANEL DATA; SEASONALITY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; DINAJPUR; EURASIA; RAJSHAHI; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 53849136928     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650802900308     Document Type: Article

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