March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign: A Call to Action

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 686-688

  Allen Jr , Bruce ^a   Green, Nancy S ^a  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

March of Dimes; Premature births; Prematurity; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DEFECT; DELIVERY; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; INFANT MORTALITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES;

EID: 2342439752     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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