Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation and racial/ethnic disparities in food and beverage purchases
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Supplemental nutrition assistance program participation and child food security.
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Nutrition
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1368-9800,1475-2727
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980018002598