Reassessing the WIC effect: Evidence from the pregnancy nutrition surveillance system

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 277-303

  Joyce, Ted ^a   Racine, Andrew ^b   Yunzal Butler, Cristina ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIME; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NORTH CAROLINA; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; SELECTION BIAS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 44449115657     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20325     Document Type: Article

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