Healthcare reform and women's health: A life-course perspective

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 487-491

  Lu, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFE; NOTE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 78449263545     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e328340fffa     Document Type: Note

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