Prenatal care: Who needs it and why?

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 725-736

  Gregory, Kimberly D ^a   Davidson, Ezra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033396031     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-199912000-00002     Document Type: Review

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