Prenatal care utilization for mothers from low-income areas of New Mexico, 1989-1999

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Schillaci, Michael A ^a   Waitzkin, Howard ^b   Carson, E Ann ^c   Romain, Sandra J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Intellica Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; MOTHER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; NEW MEXICO; POVERTY AREAS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 77958523166     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012809     Document Type: Article

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