Household food insecurity and excess weight/obesity among Brazilian women and children: A life-course approach;Insegurança alimentar e excesso de peso/obesidade entre mulheres e crianças brasileiras: Uma abordagem para o curso da vida

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 219-226

  Schlüssel, Michael Maia ^a   da Silva, Antonio Augusto Moura ^b   Pérez Escamilla, Rafael ^c   Kac, Gilberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food security; Life cycle stages; Nutritional status; Nutritional transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874878300     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2013000200003     Document Type: Article

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