Increasing Access to Prenatal Care: Disease Prevention and Sound Business Practice

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 120-126

  Wilson Mitchell, Karline ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; REFUGEE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; REFUGEES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894271181     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2013.810221     Document Type: Article

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