Identifying the effects of WIC on food insecurity among infants and children

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1106-1122

  Kreider, Brent ^a   Pepper, John V ^a   Roy, Manan ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84964765490     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/soej.12078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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