Impact of a large-scale immunization initiative in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC)

JAMA

Volumn 280, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1143-1147

  Hoekstra, Edward J ^a   LeBaron, Charles W ^a,e   Megaloeconomou, Yannis ^b   Guerrero, Herminia ^c   Byers, Cheryl ^c   Johnson Partlow, Thomasine ^d   Lyons, Bridget ^a   Mihalek, Edward ^c   Devier, Janice ^a   Mize, James ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^b Catholic Charities   (United States)

^c CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Spec Supplemental Nutr Prog W   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; IMMUNIZATION; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD;

EID: 0032494395     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.280.13.1143     Document Type: Article

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