WIC in your neighborhood: New evidence on the impacts of geographic access to clinics

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-69

  Rossin Slater, Maya ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Health at birth; Low income women and children; Pregnancy; Public programs; WIC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877076962     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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