Stigma as a communication barrier for participation in the federal government’s women, infants, and children program

Qualitative Research Reports in Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 75-85

  Powell, Larry ^a   Amsbary, Jonathan ^b   Xin, Haichang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Health; Infants; Public Health; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020301189     PISSN: 17459435     EISSN: 17459443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17459435.2015.1086423     Document Type: Article

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