Public policy in nutrition: The US nutrition safety net-past, present and future

Food Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 325-333

  Kennedy, Eileen ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food stamps; Interventions; Nutrition; Welfare reform; WIC

Indexed keywords

NUTRITION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE REFORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032868749     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9192(99)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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