Impact of prenatal care with reduced frequency of visits in a residency teaching program

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 849-852

  Ward, Nathan ^a   Bayer, Steven ^a   Ballard, Mark ^a,b   Patience, Troy ^a   Hume, Roderick F ^a   Calhoun, Byron C ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pregnancy outcome; Prenatal care; Residency, medical

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STILLBIRTH; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032755667     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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