Addressing Food Insecurity in a Pediatric Weight Management Clinic: A Pilot Intervention

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2016, Pages e11-e15

  Fox, Claudia K ^a   Cairns, Nicole ^a   Sunni, Muna ^a   Turnberg, Gail L ^a   Gross, Amy C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

food assistance; Food insecurity; obesity

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MINNESOTA; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; MINNESOTA; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84982253688     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2016.05.003     Document Type: Article

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