The changing association between prenatal participation in WIC and birth outcomes in New York City

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 661-685

  Joyce, Ted ^a,b   Gibson, Diane ^a   Colman, Silvie ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FORECASTING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICS; TWINS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FORECASTING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAID; NEW YORK CITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 26444479684     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20131     Document Type: Review

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