Asthma in pregnancy - Its relationship with race, insurance, maternal education, and prenatal care utilization

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1414-1421

  Chung, Katherine D ^a,b   Demissie, Kitaw ^a   Rhoads, George G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Asthma; Disparities; Hispanic; Insurance; Pregnancy; Race; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 8344259124     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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