Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 217-224 , May 2008

Participant Recruitment to a Randomized Trial of a Community-Based Behavioral Intervention for Pre- and Interconceptional Women: Findings From the Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study

  • Diana L. Velott, MPA

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
    • Diana L. Velott, MPA, is a health services researcher interested in women's health related issues.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Diana Velott, MPA, Penn State College of Medicine, 600 Centerview Drive, A210, Hershey, PA 17033; fax: 717-531-0839.
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  • Sara A. Baker, MSW

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
    • Sara A. Baker, MSW, is a social worker and health services researcher who is interested in maternal child health practice and policy issues.
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  • Marianne M. Hillemeier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Health and Human Development, University Park, Pennsylvania
    • Marianne M. Hillemeier, PhD, MPH, is a sociologist/demographer with research interests in maternal and child health disparities.
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  • Carol S. Weisman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
    • Carol S. Weisman, PhD, is a sociologist and health services researcher with a principal interest in women's health care.

Received 24 July 2007 ,Accepted 6 February 2008.

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 Funded, in part, under grant number 4100020719 with the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The Department specifically disclaims responsibility for any analyses, interpretations or conclusions.

PII: S1049-3867(08)00013-3

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.02.002

Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 217-224 , May 2008

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