"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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Assistance" by people in Profiles.
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Puls HT, Hall M, Anderst JD, Gurley T, Perrin J, Chung PJ. State Spending on Public Benefit Programs and Child Maltreatment. Pediatrics. 2021 11; 148(5).
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Brokamp C, Beck AF, Goyal NK, Ryan P, Greenberg JM, Hall ES. Material community deprivation and hospital utilization during the first year of life: an urban population-based cohort study. Ann Epidemiol. 2019 02; 30:37-43.
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Greco PM, Sommers DD. Who benefits? Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2017 04; 151(4):643.
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Phipps EJ, Kumanyika SK, Stites SD, Singletary SB, Cooblall C, DiSantis KI. Buying food on sale: a mixed methods study with shoppers at an urban supermarket, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2010-2012. Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Sep 04; 11:E151.
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Hillier A, McLaughlin J, Cannuscio CC, Chilton M, Krasny S, Karpyn A. The impact of WIC food package changes on access to healthful food in 2 low-income urban neighborhoods. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2012 May-Jun; 44(3):210-6.
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Hurley KM, Black MM, Papas MA, Quigg AM. Variation in breastfeeding behaviours, perceptions, and experiences by race/ethnicity among a low-income statewide sample of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participants in the United States. Matern Child Nutr. 2008 Apr; 4(2):95-105.
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Findley SE, Irigoyen M, Sanchez M, Guzman L, Mejia M, Sajous M, Levine DA, Chen S, Chimkin F. Community-based strategies to reduce childhood immunization disparities. Health Promot Pract. 2006 Jul; 7(3 Suppl):191S-200S.
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Leathers SJ, Testa MF. Foster youth emancipating from care: caseworkers' reports on needs and services. Child Welfare. 2006 May-Jun; 85(3):463-98.
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Juon HS, Ensminger ME, Feehan M. Childhood adversity and later mortality in an urban African American cohort. Am J Public Health. 2003 Dec; 93(12):2044-6.
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Cotugna N, Beebe PD. Food banking in the 21st century: much more than a canned handout. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002 Oct; 102(10):1386, 1388.