Overcoming social and health inequalities among U.S. women of reproductive age-Challenges to the nation's health in the 21st century

Health Policy

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 196-205

  Ebrahim, Shahul H ^a,c   Anderson, John E ^a,c   Correa de Araujo, Rosaly ^b,c   Posner, Samuel F ^a,c   Atrash, Hani K ^a,c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Macrosocial determinants; Pregnancy; United States; Women

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INCOME; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POVERTY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; RACISM; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 63749112198     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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