"Public Assistance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Financial assistance to impoverished persons for the essentials of living through federal, state or local government programs.
| Descriptor ID |
D011632
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.346.506
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Assistance" by people in Profiles.
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Vijayaraghavan M, Neisler J, Wrighting Q, Reitzel LR, H?bert ET, Rash CJ, Kendzor DE, Businelle MS. Income associations with cigarette purchasing behaviors and quit attempts among people experiencing homelessness. Addict Behav. 2019 08; 95:197-201.
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Gibby CLK, Palacios C, Campos M, Lim E, Banna J. Breastfeeding Discontinuation Not Associated with Maternal Pregravid BMI But Associated with Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Race in Hawaii and Puerto Rico WIC Participants. Matern Child Health J. 2019 Jan; 23(1):19-29.
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Gittelsohn J, Laska MN, Andreyeva T, Foster G, Rose D, Tester J, Lee SH, Zenk SN, Odoms-Young A, McCoy T, Ayala GX. Small retailer perspectives of the 2009 Women, Infants and Children Program food package changes. Am J Health Behav. 2012 Sep; 36(5):655-65.
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Banna JC, Kaiser LL, Drake C, Townsend MS. Acculturation, physical activity and television viewing in Hispanic women: findings from the 2005 California Women's Health Survey. Public Health Nutr. 2012 Feb; 15(2):198-207.
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Sparks PJ. Racial/ethnic differences in breastfeeding duration among WIC-eligible families. Womens Health Issues. 2011 Sep-Oct; 21(5):374-82.
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P?rez-Escamilla R, Song DS, Taylor CA, Mejia A, Melgar-Qui?onez H, Balcazar HG, Anders RL, Segura-P?rez S, Duarte-Gardea MO, Ibarra JM. Place of residence modifies the association between acculturation and dietary tools knowledge among Latina WIC participants: a multi-state study. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Apr; 13(2):299-308.
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Banna JC, Townsend MS. Assessing factorial and convergent validity and reliability of a food behaviour checklist for Spanish-speaking participants in US Department of Agriculture nutrition education programmes. Public Health Nutr. 2011 Jul; 14(7):1165-76.
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Akil L, Ahmad HA. Effects of socioeconomic factors on obesity rates in four southern states and Colorado. Ethn Dis. 2011; 21(1):58-62.
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Murphy SP. The fitness of FITS. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Dec; 110(12 Suppl):S8-10.
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Lovera D, Sanderson M, Bogle ML, Vela Acosta MS. Evaluation of a breastfeeding peer support program for fathers of Hispanic participants in a Texas special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Nov; 110(11):1696-702.