American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 188, Issue 2 , Pages 580-585 , February 2003

The relationship of race to women's use of health information resources

Received 14 March 2002 ,Revised 14 May 2002 ,Accepted 13 September 2002.

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☆ Supported in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services) through a cooperative agreement with Johns Hopkins University Women's and Children's Health Policy Center (U93 MC 00101, W. K. N. and H. A. G.) and by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Medical Minority Faculty Development Award (W. K. N.).

☆☆ Reprint requests: Wanda Nicholson, MD, MPH, 600 N Wolfe St/Harvey 319, Baltimore, MD 21287. E-mail: wnichol@jhmi.edu

PII: S0002-9378(02)71345-8

doi: 10.1067/mob.2003.15

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 188, Issue 2 , Pages 580-585 , February 2003

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