A program evaluation of postpartum/newborn home visitation services in Aiken County, South Carolina: Populations at risk across the lifespan: Program evaluations

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-47

  Ogbuanu, Chinelo A ^a   Jones, Candace A ^b   McTigue, James F ^a   Baker, Samuel L ^a   Heim, Marge ^a   Baek, Jongdeuk ^b   Smith, Lillian U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Home visit; Medicaid; Newborn; Postpartum; WIC

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57849160258     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00752.x     Document Type: Article

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