Effects of WIC on Cognitive Development.

Pollitt, Ernesto; Lorimor, Ronald

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Publication Date: 1983-Jun

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Effects of WIC on Cognitive Development.

Pollitt, Ernesto; Lorimor, Ronald

American Journal of Public Health, v73 n6 p698-700 Jun 1983

From a statistical methodological standpoint, criticizes research by Hicks, Langham, and Takenaka, which found significant differences in behavioral and intelligence measures between children with different time periods of participation in the National Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. (GC)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Federal Programs, Intelligence, Nutrition, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Statistical Bias

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Language: English

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