Nutritional policy changes in the supplemental nutrition assistance program: A microsimulation and cost-effectiveness analysis

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 937-948

  Basu, Sanjay ^a,b,c   Seligman, Hilary ^b,d   Bhattacharya, Jay ^b,e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; chronic disease; diabetes; food stamps; nutrition; obesity; soda tax; vegetable subsidy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; OBESITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SODA TAX; VEGETABLE SUBSIDY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES; FOOD STAMPS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; SODA TAX; VEGETABLE SUBSIDY;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 84884470270     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X13493971     Document Type: Article

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