A systematic review and meta-analysis of racial disparities in prenatal care in California: How much? Does insurance matter?

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 550-571

  Ruwe, Mathilda ^a   Capitman, John ^a   Bengiamin, Marlene ^a   Soto, Tonantzin ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

access; disparity; healthcare; inadequate prenatal care; Prenatal care; race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; PARENTAL CARE; RACE;

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RACE; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78249273982     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371910903344217     Document Type: Review

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