Comprehensive interdisciplinary care: Making a difference in pregnancy outcomes for Hispanic women

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 416-424

  Pearce, Carole W ^a,k   Hawkins, Joellen W ^d,e   Carver Chase, Dorothy ^b   Ebacher, Rosamunde ^c   Matta, Susan ^g   Sullivan, Amy ^f   Vawter, Victoria J ^h,i,j   Vincent, Cheryl ^h,i,j   Windle, Karen A ^h,i,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b Lawrence General Hospital   (United States)

^c Gtr Lawrence Mental Health Center   (United States)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Crittenton Hastings House   (United States)

^f EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Lawrence General Hospital

^h University Community Hospital   (United States)

ⁱ RIVIER COLLEGE   (United States)

^j Hale Center for Women's Health   (United States)

^k NONE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PARITY; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SELF CARE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PARITY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE;

EID: 0030324980     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1996.tb00269.x     Document Type: Article

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