Prenatal care need and access: A GIS analysis

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-333

  McLafferty, Sara ^a   Grady, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

accessibility; GIS; prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; POPULATION DENSITY; PRENATAL CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NEW YORK CITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 3142738755     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOMS.0000032848.76032.28     Document Type: Article

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