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Maternity Care Services Provided by Family Physicians in Rural Hospitals

Richard A. Young
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2017, 30 (1) 71-77; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.01.160072
Richard A. Young
From the JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, TX.
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