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WIC Turns 35: Program Effectiveness and Future Directions (paper)

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  • Barbara Devaney

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This paper reviews what we know from the first 35 years of WIC operations and describes the challenges as WIC moves forward.

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  • Barbara Devaney, "undated". "WIC Turns 35: Program Effectiveness and Future Directions (paper)," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 835bb2ec02864ca39029e2934, Mathematica Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:mpr:mprres:835bb2ec02864ca39029e2934debc028
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    1. Barbara Devaney & Linda Bilheimer & Jennifer Schore, 1992. "Medicaid costs and birth outcomes: The effects of prenatal WIC participation and the use of prenatal care," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 11(4), pages 573-592.
    2. Marianne P. Bitler & Janet Currie, 2005. "Does WIC work? The effects of WIC on pregnancy and birth outcomes," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 24(1), pages 73-91.
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