Household food insecurity and childhood overweight in Jamaica and Québec: a gender-based analysis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Childhood overweight is not restricted to developed countries: a number of lower- and middle-income countries are struggling with the double burden of underweight and overweight. Another public health problem that concerns both devel...
Main Authors: | Gordon-Strachan Georgiana, Girard Manon, Tatone-Tokuda Fabiola, Burnier Daniel, Francis Damion, Dubois Lise, Fox Kristin, Wilks Rainford |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-03-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/199 |
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