Food insecurity among Australian children: Potential determinants, health and developmental consequences

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 401-416

  Ramsey, Rebecca ^a   Giskes, Katrina ^a   Turrell, Gavin ^a   Gallegos, Danielle ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural outcomes; Food insecurity; Health outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; QUEENSLAND; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84860635004     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493511423854     Document Type: Article

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