Financial management skills are associated with food insecurity in a sample of households with children in the United States

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1865-1870

  Gundersen, Craig G ^a   Garasky, Steven B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b IMPAQ International LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INCOME; OBESITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

LACUNA;

EID: 84869101178     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.162214     Document Type: Article

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