An evaluation of the Kessner Adequacy of Prenatal Care Index and a proposed Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index.

Objectives. The assessment of the adequacy of prenatal care utilization is heavily shaped by the way in which utilization is measured. Although it is widely used, the current major index of utilization, the Kessner/Institute of Medicine Index, has not been subjected to systematic examination. This...

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Published in:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 84; pp. 1414 - 1421
Main Author: Kotelchuck, Milton
Format: Article
Published: American Public Health Association September 1994
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