Food Insecurity is Associated with Acculturation and Social Networks in Puerto Rican Households

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 288-294

  Dhokarh, Rajanigandha ^a   Himmelgreen, David A ^b   Peng, Yu Kuei ^c   Segura Pérez, Sofia ^a,d   Hromi Fiedler, Amber ^a   Pérez Escamilla, Rafael ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CDC   (United States)

^d HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Food insecurity; Hispanic; Latino; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUERTO RICO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD HABITS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HUNGER; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUERTO RICO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79958786537     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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