Severity of household food insecurity is sensitive to change in household income and employment status among low-income families

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 143, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1316-1323

  Loopstra, Rachel ^a   Tarasuk, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARKET; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POVERTY; WELFARE;

EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84881346241     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.175414     Document Type: Article

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