Preconception Health of Low Socioeconomic Status Women: Assessing Knowledge and Behaviors

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 272-276

  Harelick, Linda ^a   Viola, Deborah ^a   Tahara, Denise ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; OBESITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONTRACEPTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959602404     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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