Health care providers' attention to food insecurity in households with children

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-222

  Hoisington, A T ^a   Braverman, M T ^a   Hargunani, D E ^b   Adams, E J ^c   Alto, C L ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sectional survey; Health care providers; Hunger; Nutrition assessment; Nutrition status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OREGON; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84866012696     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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