Prenatal care utilization in mississippi: Racial disparities and implications for unfavorable birth outcomes

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 931-942

  Cox, Reagan G ^a   Zhang, Lei ^b   Zotti, Marianne E ^c   Graham, Juanita ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant mortality; Low birth weight; Prenatal care utilization; Preterm birth; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MISSISSIPPI; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855226508     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-009-0542-6     Document Type: Article

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