Perinatal outcomes among US minority populations

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 165-169

  Collins, Ann ^a,b  

^a Matria Health Care ^*

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Medicaid; Minority women; Perinatal outcomes; Perinatal risk factors; Prenatal care; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644979890     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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