Understanding the impact of the Canada prenatal nutrition Program: A quantitative evaluation

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages S26-S31

  Muhajarine, Nazeem ^a,b   Ng, John ^b   Bowen, Angela ^c   Cushon, Jennifer ^b   Johnson, Shanthi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child development; Early intervention; Program evaluation; Risk factors; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EARLY INTERVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMEN; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883467282     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: 19207476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404456     Document Type: Article

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