Does adopting a prenatal substance use protocol reduce racial disparities in CPS reporting related to maternal drug use? A California case study

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 146-150

  Roberts, S C M ^a   Zahnd, E ^b   Sufrin, C ^a   Armstrong, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CASE STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RACISM; SUBSTANCE USE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; ADULT; DELIVERY ROOM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; INFANT WELFARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; DELIVERY ROOMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84921873399     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2014.168     Document Type: Article

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