Likelihood of using food stamps during the adulthood years

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 137-146

  Rank, Mark R ^a   Hirschl, Thomas A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Food stamps; Life course; Poverty; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NUTRITION; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 19944395498     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60268-6     Document Type: Article

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