Nutritional outcomes related to household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 480-489

  Ihab, A N ^a   Rohana, A J ^a   Wan Manan, W M ^b   Wan Suriati, W N ^b   Zalilah, M S ^c   Mohamed Rusli, A ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Household food insecurity; Malaysia; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891778681     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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