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Effects of a Reduced-Visit Prenatal Care Clinical Practice Guideline

Christopher A. Partridge and John R. Holman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice November 2005, 18 (6) 555-560; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.6.555
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