Association of preconceptional health care utilization and early initiation of prenatal care

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 409-413

  Liu, Y ^a   Liu, J ^a   Ye, R ^a   Li, Z ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Health care; Health service; Prepregancy care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; PARITY; PERINATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33745670368     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211537     Document Type: Article

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