The impact of aging out of WIC on food security in households with children

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 69, Issue , 2016, Pages 82-96

  Arteaga, Irma ^a   Heflin, Colleen ^a   Gable, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Program evaluation; Regression discontinuity design; WIC

Indexed keywords

AGING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; KINDERGARTEN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MODEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84989288226     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.07.015     Document Type: Article

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