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. 2014 Oct;104(10):e3-4.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302212. Epub 2014 Aug 14.

Research informs abortion care policy change in California

Tracy A Weitz  1 , Diana Taylor, Ushma D Upadhyay, Sheila Desai, Molly Battistelli
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Research informs abortion care policy change in California

Tracy A Weitz et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Oct.
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Unadjusted, adjusted, and adjusted propensity score–matched risk differences in overall complication rates of first-trimester aspiration abortion by nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants providers compared with physician providers. Note. CI = confidence interval. The final sample size was n = 16 998: 7935 performed by physicians and 9063 performed by nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants. Both adjusted models included patient age, race/ethnicity, insurance type, gestational age, gravidity, history of cesarean section, positive test for a sexually transmitted infection, an indicator for extreme obesity, an indicator for chronic illness, and an indicator for psychiatric conditions. The delta is 2.0.
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