Improving maternal and child health across the life course: Where do we go from here?

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 339-343

  Lu, Michael C ^a  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 84894906066     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1400-0     Document Type: Article

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