The role of perceived stress on prenatal care utilization: Implications for social work practice

Health and Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 138-146

  Sable, Marjorie R ^a   Wilkinson, Deborah Schild ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Major life events; Medicaid; Prenatal care; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAID; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAID; MISSOURI; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033129171     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/24.2.138     Document Type: Article

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