What do we really know? Metrics for food insecurity and undernutrition

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 760-769

  de Haen, Hartwig ^a   Klasen, Stephan ^a   Qaim, Matin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropometrics; FAO indicator of undernourishment; Food security measurement; Household surveys; Hunger; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HUNGER; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

EID: 80855130634     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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