Research ArticleOriginal Research

The Economic Impact of Rural Family Physicians Practicing Obstetrics

Daniel M. Avery, Dwight E. Hooper, John T. McDonald, Michael W. Love, Melanie T. Tucker and Jason M. Parton
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2014, 27 (5) 602-610; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.05.140052

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