Linking wic and immunization services to improve preventive health care among low-income children in wic

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 56-65

  Shefer, Abigail M ^a,b   Fritchley, Julie ^c   Stevenson, John ^a   Lyons, Bridget ^a   Friedman, Roger ^d   Hopfensperger, Daniel ^e   Mize, Jim ^a   Rodewald, Lance E ^a  

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

^b Sage Products LLC   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

^d Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office   (United States)

^e State of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Immunization; Preventive health care; Screening tests; Vaccination; Wic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0036512249     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200203000-00008     Document Type: Article

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