The role of medical problems and behavioral risks in explaining patterns of prenatal care use among high-risk women

Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 145-170

  Clarke, Leslie L ^a   Miller, Michael K ^a   Albrecht, Stan L ^a   Frentzen, Barbara ^a   Cruz, Amelia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Maternal and child health; Medical conditions; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 0032896865     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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