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Peer reviewedFisher, Elliott S.; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1985
During a period of increasing unemployment and decreased Medicaid eligibility, more women residents of low-income census tracts in Washington State received delayed prenatal care or none at all and delivered proportionately more infants of low birthweight. The incidence of maternal anemia also may have increased. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Economic Factors, Health Conditions, Low Income Groups
