Improved adequacy of prenatal care and healthcare utilization among low-income latinas receiving group prenatal care

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1056-1061

  Tandon, S Darius ^a   Cluxton Keller, Fallon ^a   Colon, Lucinda ^b   Vega, Patricia ^b   Alonso, Alina ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies of Palm Beach County   (United States)

^c Palm Beach County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888861212     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2013.4352     Document Type: Article

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