title: Translating guidelines and public policy into optimal health care for women: carrots and sticks.
authors: Louisiana State University Departments of Health Policy and Management and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana; the American College/Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC; Roseville-Sacramento Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, California; and the Department of Pediatrics, Geisel Medical School at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire.
authors: Rebekah E
authors: RE
authors: Gee
authors: Jeanne A
authors: JA
authors: Conry
authors: Kay
authors: K
authors: Johnson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011640:Public Policy; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000592:standards*
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