The Latina paradox: An opportunity for restructuring prenatal care delivery

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2062-2065

  McGlade, Michael S ^a   Saha, Somnath ^b,d   Dahlstrom, Marie E ^c  

^a WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Susannah Maria Gurule Foundation   (United States)

^d PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISPANIC; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 9644257397     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.12.2062     Document Type: Review

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