American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 3 , Pages 207.e1-207.e3 , September 2010

Scheduling the first prenatal visit: office-based delays

Received 21 January 2010 ,Revised 18 March 2010 ,Accepted 27 May 2010.

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 Authorship and contribution to the article is limited to the 3 authors indicated. There was no outside funding or technical assistance with the production of this article.

 Cite this article as: Nettleman MD, Brewer J, Stafford M. Scheduling the first prenatal visit: office-based delays. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;203:207.e1-3.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00700-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.05.043

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 3 , Pages 207.e1-207.e3 , September 2010

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