Cash component of conditional cash transfer program is associated with higher body mass index and blood pressure in adults.

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Published in J Nutr on November 01, 2008

Authors

Lia C H Fernald1, Paul J Gertler, Xiaohui Hou

Author Affiliations

1: School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. fernald@berkeley.edu

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