Midwives, physicians, and the timing of maternal postpartum discharge

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-35

  Margolis, Lewis H ^a   Kotelchuck, Milton ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0029679970     PISSN: 00912182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-2182(95)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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