Gender differences in food insecurity and morbidity among adolescents in Southwest Ethiopia

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Belachew, Tefera ^a   Hadley, Craig ^b   Lindstrom, David ^c   Gebremariam, Abebe ^a   Michael, Kifle Wolde ^a   Getachew, Yehenew ^a   Lachat, Carl ^d,e   Kolsteren, Patrick ^d,e  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Ethiopia; Food insecurity; Gender; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHIOPIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORBIDITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79551519967     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0944     Document Type: Article

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