Withdrawal rates for infants and children participating in WIC in Maryland

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 893-895

  Hammad, Tarek A ^a,b   Havas, Stephen ^a   Damron, Dorothy ^a   Langenberg, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NUTRAMAX LABORATORIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; IRON; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NUTRITION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRENATAL CARE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030786905     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(97)00219-8     Document Type: Article

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