Obstetric Care in Rural Missouri: The Loss of Rural General and Family Practitioners

Authors

Steven Zweig
H. A. Williamson
Larry Wayne Lawhorne, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow
M. Hosokawa
D. Ellis
Jane Taylor

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1990

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Abstract

Family and general practitioners have historically provided a substantial portion of obstetric care in rural parts of the United States, including Missouri. The authors surveyed 328 rural general physicians to determine their participation in obstetrics. Their findings show a dramatic loss of physician obstetric services in rural Missouri and suggest that the dilemma is not likely to be easily remedied.

Repository Citation

Zweig, S., Williamson, H. A., Lawhorne, L. W., Hosokawa, M., Ellis, D., & Taylor, J. (1990). Obstetric Care in Rural Missouri: The Loss of Rural General and Family Practitioners. Missouri Medicine, 87 (2), 92-95.
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