Changing WIC changes what children eat

Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1423-1429

  Chiasson, M A ^a   Findley, S E ^b   Sekhobo, J P ^c   Scheinmann, R ^a   Edmunds, L S ^c   Faly, A S ^a   McLeod, N J ^b  

^a Public Health Solutions   (United States)

^b Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FRUIT; GRAIN; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84881544813     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.20295     Document Type: Article

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