Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation and health care expenditures in children
| Title: | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation and health care expenditures in children |
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| Authors: | Stephen Rogers, Arvin Garg, Yorghos Tripodis, Annelise Brochier, Emily Messmer, Mikayla Gordon Wexler, Alon Peltz |
| Source: | BMC Pediatrics, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: | BMC, 2022. |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Collection: | LCC:Pediatrics |
| Subject Terms: | SNAP, Health care expenditures, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Pediatrics, RJ1-570 |
| More Details: | Abstract Background The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has well-established positive impacts on child health outcomes, including increased birth weight and decreased likelihood of underweight status. Studies in adult populations suggest that SNAP is associated with lower health care costs, although less is known in children. Methods Retrospective analysis of U.S. children (age |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1471-2431 32514360 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2431 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12887-022-03188-3 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/cd90e04c32514360b79791c462490fa4 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.90e04c32514360b79791c462490fa4 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 14712431 32514360 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12887-022-03188-3 |
| Published in: | BMC Pediatrics |
| Language: | English |