South Carolina Partners for Preterm Birth Prevention: a regional perinatal initiative for the reduction of premature birth in a Medicaid population

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393.e1-393.e8

  Newman, Roger B ^a   Sullivan, Scott A ^a   Menard, M Kathryn ^c   Rittenberg, Charles S ^a   Rowland, Amelia K ^a   Korte, Jeffrey E ^b   Kirby, Heather ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Office of Research and Statistics   (United States)

Author keywords

case management; Medicaid; preterm birth prevention; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52949147193     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.07.047     Document Type: Article

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