Practice styles a comparison of obstetricians and nurse-midwives

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-250

  Fuller ton, Judith T ^a,b,c,d   Hollenbach, Kathryn A ^a,b   Wingard, Deborah L ^c,e,f  

^a Temple University ^*  (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e American College of Nurse Midwives   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING; OBSTETRICS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE MIDWIVES; OBSTETRICS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030140134     PISSN: 00912182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-2182(96)00016-X     Document Type: Article

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