The Impact of the 2009 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Food Package Revisions on Participants: A Systematic Review

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1832-1846

  Schultz, Daniel Joseph ^a,b   Byker Shanks, Carmen ^b   Houghtaling, Bailey ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2009 WIC Food Package Revisions; Breastfeeding participation; Dietary intake; Healthy food accessibility; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); ORGANIC FOOD; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; VEGETABLE; WHOLE GRAIN;

BEVERAGES; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD, ORGANIC; FRUIT; HUMANS; INFANT; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NUTRITION POLICY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VEGETABLES; WHOLE GRAINS;

EID: 84945464396     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.06.381     Document Type: Article

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