Imputed food insecurity as a predictor of disease and mental health in Taiwanese elementary school children

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 605-619

  Chen, Likwang ^a,b   Wahlqvist, Mark L ^a,c   Teng, Nai Chi ^a   Lu, Hsin Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Disease; Food insecurity; Health expenditure; Mental health

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

AMBULATORY CARE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 77649241687     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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