"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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 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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Generational status, health insurance, and public benefit participation among low-income Latino children. Matern Child Health J. 2012 Apr; 16(3):735-43.
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Examining therapist comfort in delivering family therapy in home and community settings: development and evaluation of the Therapist Comfort Scale. Psychotherapy (Chic). 2012 Mar; 49(1):52-61.
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Associations between food insecurity, supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits, and body mass index among adult females. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Nov; 111(11):1741-5.
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Association between travel times and food procurement practices among female supplemental nutrition assistance program participants in eastern North Carolina. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2011 Sep-Oct; 43(5):385-9.
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The 1996 welfare law: key elements and reauthorization issues affecting children. Future Child. 2002 Winter-Spring; 12(1):26-57.