Title | Food insecurity and health: data from the veterans aging cohort study. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Wang, Emily A., Kathleen A. McGinnis, Joseph Goulet, Kendall Bryant, Cynthia Gibert, David A. Leaf, Kristin Mattocks, Lynn E. Fiellin, Nicholas Vogenthaler, Amy C. Justice, and David A. Fiellin |
Corporate Authors | Veterans Aging Cohort Study Project Team |
Journal | Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) |
Volume | 130 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 261-8 |
Date Published | 2015 May-Jun |
ISSN | 1468-2877 |
Abstract | Food insecurity may be a modifiable and independent risk factor for worse control of medical conditions, but it has not been explored among veterans. We determined the prevalence of, and factors independently associated with, food insecurity among veterans in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS). |
Alternate Journal | Public Health Rep |