Socioeconomic and Health Characteristics of Families at Risk for Losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
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Supplemental nutrition assistance program participation and child food security.
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Internal Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2168-6106
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.7152