Predictors of abortion provision among practicing obstetrician-gynecologists: A national survey

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39.e1-39.e6

  Steinauer, Jody ^a   Landy, Uta ^a   Filippone, Heidi ^b   Laube, Douglas ^c   Darney, Philip D ^a   Jackson, Rebecca A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

abortion provision; abortion training; medical education

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; CERTIFICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 37349074050     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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