Hunger Counties: Methodological Review of a Report by the Physician Task Force on Hunger
PEMD-86-7BR
Published: Mar 18, 1986. Publicly Released: Mar 18, 1986.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO evaluated a Physician Task Force on Hunger in America report, which included a list of the 150 U.S. counties with the highest incidence of hunger, to determine: (1) its technical soundness; (2) the strength of its conclusions; and (3) the data and methods used as identifiers.
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