PEDIATRICS Vol. 56 No. 4 October 1975, pp. 592-597
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Some Implications of Declining Birth Rates for Pediatrics

Kurt Gorwitz Sc.D.1 and Donald C. Smith M.D.1

1 Office of Health and Medical Affairs, Michigan Department of Management and Budget and the Michigan Department of Mental Health, Lansing

Currently declining birth and fertility rates in the United States are having a significant impact upon both the absolute and relative size of the child population. The magnitude and extent of this impact are described and its implications for the practice of pediatrics are discussed. The timeliness of reexamining the role of the pediatrician in the delivery of health care services is emphasized.

Submitted on December 12, 1974
Accepted on April 21, 1975




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