Pregnancy Outcomes of Inmates in a Large County Jail Setting

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-53

  Mertens, Diana J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inmates; Low birthweight; Perinatal outcomes; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRISONER; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRISONERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035234094     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2001.00045.x     Document Type: Article

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