The prevalence of low income among childbearing women in California: Implications for the private and public sectors

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 868-874

  Braveman, Paula ^a,b   Egerter, Susan ^a   Marchi, Kristen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033021950     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.6.868     Document Type: Article

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