Food insecurity-not just about rural communities in Africa and Asia

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1971-1972

  Yngve, Agneta ^a   Margetts, Barrie ^a   Hughes, Roger ^a   Tseng, Marilyn ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUNGER; INCOME; MALNUTRITION; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; URBAN POPULATION;

FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; HUNGER; INCOME; MALNUTRITION; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 75149115225     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009991650     Document Type: Editorial

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