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The vanishing weight gap: Trends in obesity among adult food stamp participants (US) (1976-2002)

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  • Ver Ploeg, Michele
  • Mancino, Lisa
  • Lin, Biing-Hwan
  • Wang, Chia-Yih

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  • Ver Ploeg, Michele & Mancino, Lisa & Lin, Biing-Hwan & Wang, Chia-Yih, 2007. "The vanishing weight gap: Trends in obesity among adult food stamp participants (US) (1976-2002)," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 5(1), pages 20-36, March.
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