The Effect of Medicaid Family Planning Expansions on Unplanned Births

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 66-74

  Lindrooth, Richard C ^a   McCullough, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH RATE; COST CONTROL; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, LEGAL; BIRTH RATE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947654422     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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