General practitioners and their role in maternity care

Health Policy

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-59

  Wiegers, T A ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Family physicians; General practitioners; Maternity care; Midwifery care; Obstetrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHILDBIRTH; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDWIFE; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141561758     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(03)00025-3     Document Type: Article

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