Preventing Low Birthweight: 25 years, prenatal risk, and the failure to reinvent prenatal care

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 398-403

  Krans, Elizabeth E ^a   Davis, Matthew M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

health care utilization; low birthweight; prenatal care; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAID; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84860283743     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.06.082     Document Type: Article

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