Interpreting the WIC debate

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 691-701

  Ludwig, Jens ^a,b   Miller, Matthew ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SELECTION BIAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 26444445071     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20133     Document Type: Review

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