Food insecurity among Latin American recent immigrants in Toronto

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 929-939

  Vahabi, Mandana ^a,b   Damba, Cynthia ^c   Rocha, Cecilia ^b,d   Montoya, Elizabeth Cristina ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

^d Meighen Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food security; Latin Americans; Recent immigrants; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81355123252     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9384-y     Document Type: Article

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