Food insecurity and obesity in New York City primary care clinics

Medical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 658-661

  Karnik, Arati ^a   Foster, Byron Alexander ^a,b   Mayer, Victoria ^a   Pratomo, Vanessa ^a   McKee, Diane ^a   Maher, Stacia ^a   Campos, Giselle ^a   Anderson, Matthew ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Social Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

Food access; health disparities; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBESITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79959523977     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31820fb967     Document Type: Article

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