American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 6 , Pages 531.e1-531.e8 , June 2010

Provider knowledge, attitudes, and treatment preferences for early pregnancy failure

Presented at the 57th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Chicago, IL, May 2-6, 2009, and Reproductive Health 2009, a joint meeting of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America National Medical Committee, and the Society of Family Planning, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2009.

  • Vanessa K. Dalton, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Vanessa K. Dalton, MD, MPH, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, L4000 Women's Hospital, University of Michigan Medical School, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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  • Lisa H. Harris, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
    • ,
  • Katherine J. Gold, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
    • ,
  • Lisa Kane-Low, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Jay Schulkin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC
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  • Ken Guire, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
    • ,
  • A. Mark Fendrick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI

Received 9 October 2009 ,Revised 9 December 2009 ,Accepted 8 February 2010.

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 Dr Dalton and this project were supported by Grant no. 1 K08 JS015491 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Dr Schulkin is supported by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

 Cite this article as: Dalton VK, Harris LH, Gold KJ, et al. Provider knowledge, attitudes, and treatment preferences for early pregnancy failure. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:531.e1-8.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00221-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.016

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 6 , Pages 531.e1-531.e8 , June 2010

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