Perinatal outcomes following implementation of TennCare

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 314-316

  Ray, Wayne A ^a   Gigante, Joseph ^a   Mitchel, Edward F ^a   Hickson, Gerald B ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0032573854     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.4.314     Document Type: Article

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