Birth outcomes and the effectiveness of prenatal care

Health Services Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 805-823

  Liu, Gordon G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Birth weight; Effectiveness of prenatal care; Pregnancy; Self selection effects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DECISION MAKING; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PRENATAL CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SELECTION BIAS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0031933425     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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