Obstetrician/gynecologists and postpartum mental health: Differences between CME course takers and nontakers

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-47

  Leddy, Meaghan A ^a   Farrow, Victoria A ^b   Joseph, Gerald F ^a   Schulkin, Jay ^a  

^a ACOG   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CME; Mental health; Obstetrics and gynecology; Postpartum; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858803635     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.21121     Document Type: Article

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