Long-term food stamp program participation is positively related to simultaneous overweight in young daughters and obesity in mothers

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1081-1085

  Gibson, Diane ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Food stamps; Girls; Obesity; Overweight; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBESITY;

EID: 33645515171     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.4.1081     Document Type: Conference Paper

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