The rise of food poverty in the UK

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 347, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Taylor Robinson, David ^a   Rougeaux, Emeline ^b   Harrison, Dominic ^c   Whitehead, Margaret ^a   Barr, Ben ^a   Pearce, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATERING SERVICE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST; EMERGENCY CARE; FOOD; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM; WELFARE;

CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; POVERTY;

EID: 84890024289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f7157     Document Type: Letter

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