Birth centre practices in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-50

  Waldenström, Ulla ^a,b   Lawson, Julie ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031910340     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1998.tb02956.x     Document Type: Article

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