Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010

Birth

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-32

  Rayburn, William F ^a   Petterson, Stephen M ^a   Phillips, Robert L ^b  

^a ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

^b American Board Family Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Deliveries; Family physicians; Maternity care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERIES; DELIVERY; FAMILY PHYSICIANS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERIES; FAMILY PHYSICIANS; MATERNITY CARE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896525593     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12086     Document Type: Article

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