The relationship between income and food insecurity among Oregon residents: Does social support matter?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2104-2112

  De Marco, Molly ^a   Thorburn, Sheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Moderation analysis; Oregon; Social support

Indexed keywords

OREGONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149132605     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009990243     Document Type: Article

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