Development and validity of a 2-item screen to identify families at risk for food insecurity

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Hager, Erin R ^a   Quigg, Anna M ^a,b   Black, Maureen M ^a   Coleman, Sharon M ^c   Heeren, Timothy ^c   Rose Jacobs, Ruth ^d   Cook, John T ^d   Ettinger De Cuba, Stephanie A ^c   Casey, Patrick H ^e   Chilton, Mariana ^f   Cutts, Diana B ^g   Meyers, Alan F ^d   Frank, Deborah A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^f DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Food insecurity; Hunger; Nutrition; Screening tools

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY;

AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HUNGER; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY AREAS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954374542     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-3146     Document Type: Article

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