Scientific evidence underlying the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Practice Bulletins

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 505-512

  Wright, Jason D ^a   Pawar, Neha ^a   Gonzalez, Julie S R ^a   Lewin, Sharyn N ^a   Burke, William M ^a   Simpson, Lynn L ^a   Charles, Abigail S ^a   D'Alton, Mary E ^a   Herzog, Thomas J ^a  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052165080     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182267f43     Document Type: Article

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