Developmental Monitoring and Referral for Low-Income Children Served by WIC: Program Development and Implementation Outcomes.
Objective: To develop, implement, and assess implementation outcomes for a developmental monitoring and referral program for children in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Methods: Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Learn the Signs....
| Publicado en: | Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 230 - 242 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2022
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