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Who Will Deliver the Babies? Identifying and Addressing Barriers

William Rayburn
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2017, 30 (4) 402-404; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.04.170197
William Rayburn
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.
MD, MBA
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