Food deprivation is integral to the 'hand to mouth' existence of homeless youths in Toronto

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1437-1442

  Tarasuk, Valerie ^a   Dachner, Naomi ^a   Poland, Blake ^b   Gaetz, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Food insecurity; Homelessness; Youths

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHARITIES; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD SUPPLY; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PROSTITUTION; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69749121857     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008004291     Document Type: Article

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