Family physicians in maternity care Still in the game?: Report from the CFPC's Janus Project

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 46, Issue MAR., 2000, Pages 601-611

  Reid, A J ^a   Grava Gubins, I ^b   Carroll, J C ^b  

^a College of Family Physicians of Canada ^*  (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

ADULT; CANADA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 0034151925     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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