title: Obstetric care in rural Missouri: the loss of rural general and family practitioners.
abstract: Family and general practitioners have historically provided a substantial portion of obstetric care in rural parts of the United States, including Missouri. The authors surveyed 328 rural general physicians to determine their participation in obstetrics. Their findings show a dramatic loss of physician obstetric services in rural Missouri and suggest that the dilemma is not likely to be easily remedied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine 65212.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zweig
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lawhorne
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000191:economics; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri; D009774:Obstetrics; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012423:Rural Health