Inadequate utilization of prenatal care in two Brazilian birth cohorts

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1195-1202

  Coimbra, L C ^a   Figueiredo, F P ^a   da Silva, Antônio Augusto Moura ^a   Barbieri, Marco Antonio ^b   Bettiol, Heloisa ^b   Caldas, A J M ^a   Mochel, E G ^a   Ribeiro, V S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Maternal health; Prenatal care; Quality of health services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE TEST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARRIED WOMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; MULTIPARA; PRENATAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINGLE WOMAN; SMOKING;

EID: 34948822790     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2006005000116     Document Type: Article

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