Assessing the internal validity of a household survey-based food security measure adapted for use in Iran

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Rafiei, Morteza ^a   Nord, Mark ^b   Sadeghizadeh, Atefeh ^a   Entezari, Mohammad H ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASIC NEEDS; CHILD; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; IRAN; MEAL; MONEY; PREVALENCE; RASCH ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; CALIBRATION; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD NUTRITION; FAMILY SIZE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY PHENOMENA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; IRAN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 68349129928     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-8-28     Document Type: Article

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