Twenty years of WIC: A review of some effects of the program

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 777-782

  Owen, Anita L ^a   Owen, George M ^a  

^a Owen and Owen Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CHILD NUTRITION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0030795822     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(97)00191-0     Document Type: Review

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