Austerity, sanctions, and the rise of food banks in the UK

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 350, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Loopstra, Rachel ^a   Reeves, Aaron ^a   Taylor Robinson, David ^b   Barr, Ben ^b   McKee, Martin ^c   Stuckler, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHRISTIAN; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PATIENT REFERRAL; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; ECONOMIC RECESSION; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

CHARITIES; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD SUPPLY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 84928019037     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h1775     Document Type: Article

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