Determinants of food security and diet among rural and urban latino/hispanic immigrants

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 67-83

  Haldeman, Lauren A ^a   Gruber, Kenneth J ^a   Ingram, Kandis P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Determinants; Food insecurity; Latino immigrants; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; INTERVIEW; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE;

EID: 70849092941     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240802032503     Document Type: Article

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