Bringing the MCH life course perspective to life

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 335-338

  Pies, Cheri ^a   Kotelchuck, Milton ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

EID: 84893168243     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1408-5     Document Type: Review

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