Food pantry use among low-income households in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 50-57

  Daponte, Beth Osborne ^a   Lewis, Gordon H ^b   Sanders, Seth ^b   Taylor, Lowell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031987052     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3182(98)70275-4     Document Type: Article

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