WIC eligibility and participation: The roles of changing policies, economic conditions, and demographics

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Swann, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicaid expansions; WIC program

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950540871     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2352     Document Type: Article

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