Prenatal care among Puerto Ricans on the United States mainland

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1723-1739

  Oropesa, R S ^a   Landale, N S ^a   Inkley, M ^a   Gorman, B K ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural circumstances; Ethnic minorities; Maternal and child health; Prenatal care; United States

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH CARE; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FINANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MATERNAL CARE; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUERTO RICO; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; PRENATAL CARE; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034672801     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00101-5     Document Type: Article

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