Revised WIC Food Package Improves Diets of WIC Families

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 204-209

  Whaley, Shannon E ^a   Ritchie, Lorrene D ^b   Spector, Phil ^b   Gomez, Judy ^a  

^a and Children Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Dietary intake; Fruit; Lower fat milk; Vegetables; Whole grains; WIC; Women

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860359171     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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