Use of a community mobile health van to increase early access to prenatal care

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 235-239

  Edgerley, Laura P ^a   El Sayed, Yasser Y ^a   Druzin, Maurice L ^a   Kiernan, Michaela ^a   Daniels, Kay I ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Mobile health van; Prenatal care; Underserved women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34249710810     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0174-z     Document Type: Article

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