Why wait?: Examining delayed WIC participation among pregnant women

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 518-538

  Tiehen, Laura ^a   Jacknowitz, Alison ^b  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53549115040     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2008.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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