Women's Health Issues
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 366-370 , September 2010

Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Management Patterns of Atlanta-Area Obstetricians Regarding Stillbirth

  • Wes Duke, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Wes Duke, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, Mailstop E-86, Atlanta, GA 30333.
    • ,
  • Mikyong Shin, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
    • RTI International, Atlanta, Georgia
    • ,
  • Adolfo Correa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
    • ,
  • Clinton J. Alverson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Received 5 February 2010 ,Revised 14 June 2010 ,Accepted 18 June 2010.

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 The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 Paid for by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and conducted on behalf of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities by Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation.

PII: S1049-3867(10)00083-6

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.06.004

Women's Health Issues
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 366-370 , September 2010

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