Ineligible parents, eligible children: Food Stamps receipt, allotments, and food insecurity among children of immigrants

Social Science Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 228-251

  Van Hook, Jennifer ^a   Balistreri, Kelly Stamper ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Food insecurity; Food insufficiency; Food stamps; Immigrants; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844465438     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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