A rights-based approach to food insecurity in the United States

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1203-1211

  Chilton, Mariana ^a   Rose, Donald ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUNGER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SINGLE PARENT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650753722     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.130229     Document Type: Review

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