Prenatal care in the Paso del Norte border region

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 62-71

  Fullerton, Judith T ^a,c   Nelson, Carlene ^a,b   Bader, Julia ^a   Shannon, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CULTURE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEXAS;

EID: 1642568704     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211028     Document Type: Article

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