Psychometric properties of an adapted version of the US household food security survey module for assessing food insecurity among low-income pregnant latinas

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-94

  Hromi Fiedler, Amber ^a   Bermúdez Millán, Angela ^a,b   Melgar Quiñonez, Hugo ^c   Pérez Escamilla, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food security; Latinas; Pregnancy; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; HUNGER; LATINA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449115422     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240802706866     Document Type: Article

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