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A Comparison of Cesarean Delivery Outcomes for Rural Family Physicians and Obstetricians

Fay F. Homan, Ardis L. Olson and Deborah J. Johnson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2013, 26 (4) 366-372; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.04.120203
Fay F. Homan
From the Dartmouth CO-OP Project, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH.
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Ardis L. Olson
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2013, 26 (4) 366-372; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.04.120203

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