Association between Travel Times and Food Procurement Practices among Female Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participants in Eastern North Carolina

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 385-389

  Jilcott, Stephanie B ^a   Moore, Justin B ^b   Wall Bassett, Elizabeth D ^c   Liu, Haiyong ^c   Saelens, Brian E ^d  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Food stamps; Obesity; SNAP; Stress; Travel patterns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 80052547896     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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