Access for pregnant women on medicaid: Variation by race and ethnicity

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-95

  Adams, E Kathleen ^a   Gavin, Norma I ^b   Benedict, M Beth ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Medicaid; Prenatal care; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAID; NEGRO; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; URBAN AREA; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; RACE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17144410410     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0001     Document Type: Article

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