The impact of the women, infants and children food supplement program on birth outcome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1279-1283

  Brown, H L ^a   Watkins, K ^a   Hiett, A K ^a  

^a WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Infants and Children Food Supplement Program; low birth weight; supplemental nutrition; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

EID: 0029875312     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70671-3     Document Type: Article

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