The vanishing weight gap: Trends in obesity among adult food stamp participants (US) (1976-2002)

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-36

  Ver Ploeg, Michele ^a   Mancino, Lisa ^a   Lin, Biing Hwan ^a   Wang, Chia Yih ^b  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Obesity; U.S. Food Stamp Program; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846904795     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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