Prenatal Care Utilization in Excess of Recommended Levels: Trends From 1985 to 2004

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 609-622

  Lantos, John D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

pregnancy; prenatal care; socioeconomic factors; trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952115982     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558709351530     Document Type: Article

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