Hispanic subgroup differences in prenatal care

Social Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 38-58

  Albrecht, Stan L ^a   Miller, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CENTRAL AMERICA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUBA; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PUERTO RICO; SOUTH AMERICA; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CENTRAL AMERICA; CUBA; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PUERTO RICO; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030092714     PISSN: 0037766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485565.1996.9988912     Document Type: Article

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