Access to physicians, obstetric care use, and adequacy of prenatal care for Medicaid patients in Maine: 1985-1989

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 443-450

  Deprez, Ronald D ^a   Agger, Marc S ^a   McQuinn, Linda B ^a  

^a Public Health Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MEDICAID; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT;

EID: 0029789216     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00225-6     Document Type: Article

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