Issues in Determining and Measuring Adequacy of Prenatal Care

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 68-73

  Stringer, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; METHODS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0031602231     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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