What are we assessing when we measure food security? A compendium and review of current metrics.

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Published in Adv Nutr on September 01, 2013

Authors

Andrew D Jones1, Francis M Ngure, Gretel Pelto, Sera L Young

Author Affiliations

1: University of Michigan, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI.

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