Improving WIC usage: Office procedures, food package, and nutrition education

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 743-745

  McKinney, Shortie ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 2342638371     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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