Bounding the effects of food insecurity on children's health outcomes

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 971-983

  Gundersen, Craig ^a   Kreider, Brent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Average treatment effect; Food insecurity; Health outcomes; Nonclassical measurement error; Nonparametric bounds

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH IMPACT; NUTRITION;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MEASUREMENT ERROR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HUNGER; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349873308     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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