Participation in the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) and breastfeeding: National, regional, and state level analyses

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 624-631

  Jensen, Elizabeth ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Infant feeding; MCH policy; Nutritional programs; WIC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CATERING SERVICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860859187     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0796-7     Document Type: Article

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