Expanding exposure: Can increasing the daily duration of head start reduce childhood obesity?

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 373-402

  Frisvold, David E ^a   Lumeng, Julie C ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION POLICY; HEALTH POLICY; OBESITY; WELFARE PROVISION; WELFARE REFORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958233094     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.46.2.373     Document Type: Article

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