Motherhood preconceived: The emergence of the preconception health and health care initiative

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 345-371

  Waggoner, Miranda R ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MATERNAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PRECONCEPTION CARE; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877806408     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1966333     Document Type: Article

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