The effect of welfare reform on prenatal care and birth weight

Health Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 497-511

  Kaestner, Robert ^a,b   Lee, Won Chan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Physician use; Social policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT WELFARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 19444368175     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.921     Document Type: Article

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