Prevalence and sociodemographic risk factors related to household food security in Aboriginal peoples in Canada

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1150-1156

  Willows, Noreen D ^a   Veugelers, Paul ^a   Raine, Kim ^a   Kuhle, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

American Indians; Canada; Health survey; Low income populations; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALNUTRITION; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 69749095452     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008004345     Document Type: Article

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