Does living in a food insecure household impact on the diets and body composition of young children? Findings from the Southampton Women's Survey

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Pilgrim, Anna ^a,b   Barker, Mary ^c   Jackson, Alan ^a,b   Ntani, Georgia ^c   Crozier, Sarah ^c   Inskip, Hazel ^c   Godfrey, Keith ^a,b,c   Cooper, Cyrus ^c   Robinson, Sian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LIFESTYLE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SMOKING;

ENGLAND; SOUTHAMPTON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATERING SERVICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863999993     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.125476     Document Type: Article

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