Declining trends in the provision of pre natal Care visits by family physicians

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 128-133

  Cohen, Donna ^a,b   Coco, Andrew ^a  

^a LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Family medicine; Maternity care; Pregnancy care; Prenatal care trends; Residency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICIAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66249138139     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.916     Document Type: Article

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