Low-birthweight prevention programs: The enigma of failure

Birth

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 184-191

  Stevens Simon, Catherine ^a   Orleans, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033182138     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-536x.1999.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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