Prevalence and risk factors of food insecurity among a cohort of older Australians

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-8

  Russell, J ^a   Flood, Victoria ^a   Yeatman, H ^a   Mitchell, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blue Mountains Eye Study; Food security; older adults; prevalence; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY LIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; GERIATRICS; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PENSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SURVIVOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; HUNGER; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84893825196     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-013-0339-6     Document Type: Article

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