Recommendations to improve preconception health and health care: Strategies for implementation

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 454-457

  Hood, Jessie Richardson ^a   Parker, Christopher ^a   Atrash, Hani K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MARKETING; MATERNAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250704132     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.CDC3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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