The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice / American Board of Family Practice
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J Am Board Fam Pract · Nov 1995
Patients' attitudes about gifts to physicians from pharmaceutical companies.
Little is known about patients' awareness of and attitudes about gifts to physicians from pharmaceutical companies. ⋯ Respondents distinguished between particular gifts; approval rates were high for gifts generally considered to be trivial or that have potential value to patient care; disapproval rates were relatively high for gifts that have some monetary value but have little or no benefit for patients. Opinions about gifts were related to perceptions of their effects on prescribing behavior and costs.
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J Am Board Fam Pract · Nov 1995
Comparative StudyPerinatal outcomes: a comparison between family physicians and obstetricians.
This retrospective study compared obstetrician and family physician patient population demographics, obstetric outcomes, delivery methods, and medical risk factors. ⋯ These findings support the high-quality outcomes of perinatal care provided by family physicians. They also provide evidence for training and privileging family physicians to perform their own Cesarean sections.