- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Infant and Child Health: Health Check Program [Jan. 2012]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Public Health. Maternal and Child Health Section
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Public Health. Maternal and Child Health Section
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Public Health. Maternal and Child Health Section
- Date of Original:
- 2012-01
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA P780.M3 S1 I5 2012
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bp780-pm3-bs1-bi5-b2012-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bp780-pm3-bs1-bi5-b2012-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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FACT SHEET
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INFANT AND CHILD HEALTH
HEALTH CHECK PROGRAM
Division of Health Promotion
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January 2012