Hunger and food insecurity among patients in an urban emergency department

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 253-262

  Miner, James R ^a   Westgard, Bjorn ^a   Olives, Travis D ^a,b   Patel, Roma ^a,b   Biros, Michelle ^a,b  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUNGER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84879124662     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2012.5.6890     Document Type: Article

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