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Participants in SNAP have higher diabetes mortality across races/ethnicities.
Health interventions should consider the increased diabetes mortality risk among SNAP participants.
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Individuals participating in SNAP...higher diabetes mortality across races/ethnicities (P < .01).
Why this rating
Based on a prospective study design with a large sample size.
Source
Cardiometabolic Mortality by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation and Eligibility in the United States
Zach Conrad et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2017
DOI 10.2105/ajph.2016.303608
cohort · n=499741Cited 49×
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