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Effect of Access to Obstetrical Care in Rural Alabama on Perinatal, Neonatal, and Infant Outcomes: 2003-2017

John B. Waits, Lacy Smith and Daniel Hurst
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2020, 18 (5) 446-451; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2580
John B. Waits
Cahaba Medical Care, Centreville, Alabama
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Cahaba Medical Care, Centreville, Alabama
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vol. 18 no. 5 446-451
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2580
PubMed 
32928761

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication December 9, 2019
  • Revision received February 27, 2020
  • Accepted for publication March 10, 2020
  • Published online September 14, 2020.

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  1. John B. Waits, MD⇑,
  2. Lacy Smith, MD and
  3. Daniel Hurst, PhD
  1. Cahaba Medical Care, Centreville, Alabama
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: John B. Waits, MD, Cahaba Medical Care, 405 Belcher Street, Centreville, AL 35042, John.Waits{at}cahabamedicalcare.com

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