A longitudinal study of WIC participation on household food insecurity

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 627-633

  Metallinos Katsaras, Elizabeth ^a   Gorman, Kathleen S ^b   Wilde, Parke ^c   Kallio, Jan ^d  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Food security; Program evaluation; WIC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051695702     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0616-5     Document Type: Article

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