A Path Analysis of Recurrently Food-Insecure Canadians Discerns Employment, Income, and Negative Health Effects

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 71-87

  McIntyre, Lynn ^a   Pow, Jody ^a   Emery, J C Herbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

employment; food insecurity; health; housing; poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927579925     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10875549.2014.979462     Document Type: Article

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