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95 Prevalence and Characterization of Food Insecurity in a Canadian Paediatric Emergency Department

BACKGROUND: Food insecurity (FI), defined as inadequate or insecure access to food, is a key determinant of child health. FI is associated with a number of adverse physical, psychological and developmental health outcomes and increased emergency department (ED) use. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerb...

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Autores principales: MacBain, Elspeth, Marjerrison, Stacey, Wahi, Gita, Eltorki, Mohamed, Pardhan, Alim, Ngo, Quang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9586086/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxac100.094