Delivery complications associated with prenatal care access for Medicaid-insured mothers in rural and urban hospitals

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-166

  Laditka, Sarah B ^a   Laditka, James N ^a   Bennett, Kevin J ^b   Probst, Janice C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELIVERY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEDICAID; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MEDICAID; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16244373007     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2005.tb00076.x     Document Type: Article

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