Do school lunch subsidies change the dietary patterns of children from low-income households?

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 362-381

  Howard, Larry L ^a   Prakash, Nishith ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 84863549343     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2011.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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