Poverty and food insecurity of older adults living in social housing in Ontario: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Poverty and food insecurity have been linked to poor health and morbidity, especially in older adults. Housing is recognized as a social determinant of health, and very little is known about subjective poverty and food insecurity in the marginalized population of older adults liv...

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Main Authors: Melissa Pirrie, Leila Harrison, Ricardo Angeles, Francine Marzanek, Andrea Ziesmann, Gina Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09437-3