Association of Household Food Insecurity with the Mental and Physical Health of Low-Income Urban Ecuadorian Women with Children

Chronic physical and mental health conditions account for a rising proportion of morbidity, mortality, and disability in the Americas region. Household food insecurity (HFI) has been linked to chronic disease in US and Canadian women but it is uncertain if the same is true for low- and middle-income...

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Main Authors: M. Margaret Weigel, Rodrigo X. Armijos, Marcia Racines, William Cevallos, Nancy P. Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5256084