Early childhood WIC participation, cognitive development and academic achievement

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 145-153

  Jackson, Margot I ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Children; Nutritional policy; Social stratification; WIC

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DIET; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; NUTRITION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POVERTY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READING; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937039004     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.12.018     Document Type: Article

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