Food insecurity and the relationship between household income and children's health and nutrition in Brazil

Health Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 405-427

  Reis, Mauricio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA ECONÔMICA APLICADA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

children's health; food insecurity; household income; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BRAZIL; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84858155951     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1722     Document Type: Article

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