Nutrition for homeless populations: Shelters and soup kitchens as opportunities for intervention

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1312-1314

  Koh, Katherine A ^a,b   Bharel, Monica ^c   Henderson, David C ^a,b,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Freedom Trail Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless; Nutrition; Shelters; Soup kitchens

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD QUALITY; HOMELESS PERSON; HOUSING; HUMAN; MASSACHUSETTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDS;

BOSTON; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SERVICES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84943743439     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980015002682     Document Type: Article

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