Food security in Igloolik, Nunavut: An exploratory study

Polar Record

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-236

  Ford, James D ^a   Berrang Ford, Lea ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH RISK; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

CANADA; IGLOOLIK ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT;

EID: 67649657676     PISSN: 00322474     EISSN: 14753057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0032247408008048     Document Type: Article

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