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Food Insecurity in a Pediatric Emergency Department and the Feasibility of Universal Screening

INTRODUCTION: Children with food insecurity (FI) experience adverse health outcomes due to inadequate quantity or quality of food. Food insecurity may be high among families seeking emergency care. The Hunger Vital Sign (HVS) is a two-question validated tool used to screen families for FI. Our goal...

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Autores principales: Gonzalez, Jaqueline Valdez, Hartford, Emily A, Moore, Jennifer, Brown, Julie C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8597682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34787554
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2021.7.52519