Food stamp program participation is associated with better academic learning among school children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1077-1080

  Frongillo, Edward A ^a   Jyoti, Diana F ^a   Jones, Sonya J ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic; Child development; Food insecurity; Longitudinal; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33645519578     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.4.1077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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