How much money can early prenatal care for teen pregnancies save?: A cost-benefit analysis

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 184-190

  Hueston, William J ^a,b   Quattlebaum, Robert G ^a   Benich, Joseph J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAID; PRENATAL CARE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44449162582     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.03.070215     Document Type: Article

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