Characteristics of women who do not seek prenatal care and implications for prevention

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-181

  Friedman, Susan Hatters ^a,b   Heneghan, Amy ^a   Rosenthal, Miriam ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denial of pregnancy; No prenatal care; Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 63149162233     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2009.01004.x     Document Type: Article

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