The well-being of children in food-insecure households: Results from The Eastern Caribbean Child Vulnerability Study 2005

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1443-1450

  Racine, Elizabeth F ^a   Jemison, Kyle ^b   Huber, Larissa R ^a   Arif, Ahmed A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Child health; Child well being; Food insecurity; Learning disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FAMILY STRESS; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; BARBADOS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; SAINT LUCIA; SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 69749092752     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008004229     Document Type: Article

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