The assessment of food security in homeless individuals: A comparison of the Food Security Survey Module and the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2254-2259

  Holland, Anna C ^a   Kennedy, Matthew C ^a   Hwang, Stephen W ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food security; Homeless individuals; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857205691     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011001327     Document Type: Review

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