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Proposed policies to restrict assistance or increase distribution frequency might not improve nutrition among low-income Americans.
Policymakers should reconsider strategies that restrict or alter the frequency of food assistance.
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Proposed policies to make assistance more restricted or more frequent, while holding benefit value constant, might not improve nutrition among low-income Americans.
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Effects Of Alternative Food Voucher Delivery Strategies On Nutrition Among Low-Income Adults
Sanjay Basu et al. · Health Affairs · 2019
DOI 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05405
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