American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 2 , Pages 177.e1-177.e4 , August 2010

Survey of obstetric and gynecologic hospitalists and laborists

  • Catrina Funk, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • The University of Tennessee Physician Executive MBA Program, Knoxville, TN
    • ,
  • Britta L. Anderson, MA

      Affiliations

    • The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Jay Schulkin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Louis Weinstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Received 17 October 2009 ,Revised 3 April 2010 ,Accepted 29 April 2010.

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 This study was supported by Grant #R60 MC 05,674 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Serices Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. Survey conducted with approval of the institutional review board from American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

 Cite this article as: Funk C, Anderson BL, Schulkin J, et al. Survey of obstetric and gynecologic hospitalists and laborists. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;203:177.e1-4.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00586-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.04.050

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 2 , Pages 177.e1-177.e4 , August 2010

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