Federal nutrition program changes and healthy food availability

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 419-422

  Havens, Erin K ^a   Martin, Katie S ^b   Yan, Jun ^b   Dauser Forrest, Deborah ^b   Ferris, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GRAIN; HEALTH PROGRAM; MARKET; MILK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; POVERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; COMMERCE; CONNECTICUT; DIETARY FATS; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MILK; POVERTY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84866389098     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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