Prenatal care effectiveness and utilization in Brazil

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 175-188

  Wehby, George L ^a   Murray, Jeffrey C ^b   Castilla, Eduardo E ^c,d   Lopez Camelo, Jorge S ^e   Ohsfeldt, Robert L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c CEMIC   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

^f TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Brazil; Infant health; Low birth weight; Prenatal care; Preterm birth; Quantile regression

Indexed keywords

MULTIVITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 65349086761     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czp005     Document Type: Article

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