The impact of the First Steps prenatal care program on birth outcomes among women receiving Medicaid in Washington State

Health Policy

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-54

  Arima, Yuzo ^a   Guthrie, Brandon L ^a   Rhew, Isaac C ^a   De Roos, Anneclaire J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic Americans; Low birth weight; Premature birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAID; PARITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651071290     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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