The status of prenatal care among Medicaid Managed Care patients in Connecticut

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 409-421

  van Hoof, Thomas J ^a,b   Casey, Barbara A ^a   Tate, Janet P ^a   Linnane, James J ^c   Petrillo, Marcia K ^a   Meehan, Thomas P ^a,d  

^a QUALIDIGM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c State of Connecticut   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033767248     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01632780022034697     Document Type: Review

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