The impact of the AFDC and food stamp programs on child nutrition: Empirical evidence from New Orleans

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 298-312

  Johnson, F Catherine ^a   Hotchkiss, David R ^a   Mock, Nancy B ^a   Mccandless, Pamela ^b   Karolak, Michelle ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

African Americans; Health status; Nutrition; Policy; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LOUISIANA; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; SINGLE PARENT; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0033174412     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0609     Document Type: Article

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