Food insecurity, food assistance and health status in the U.S. community health center population

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 82-91

  Alvarez, Carmen ^a   Lantz, Paula ^b   Sharac, Jessica ^b   Shin, Peter ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food assistance; Food insecurity; Health status; Low income

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATERING SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924385922     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0006     Document Type: Article

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