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Malpractice Burden, Rural Location, and Discontinuation of Obstetric Care: A Study of Obstetric Providers in Michigan

Description
Reports on a study that examined whether higher malpractice burden on obstetric providers was associated with an increased likelihood of discontinuing obstetric care and whether there were rural-urban differences in the relationship.
Author(s)
Xiao Xu, Kristine A. Siefert, Peter D. Jacobson, et al.
Citation
Journal of Rural Health, 25(1), 33-42
Date
2009
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Health workforce supply and demand · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Physicians · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Michigan