Food insecure families: Description of access and barriers to food from one pediatric primary care center

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1182-1187

  Demartini, Tori L ^a   Beck, Andrew F ^a   Kahn, Robert S ^a   Klein, Melissa D ^a  

^a Division of General and Community Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Food insecurity; Pediatric primary care; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84888640875     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-013-9731-8     Document Type: Article

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