The midwife as an "instrument" of care

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1759-1760

  Kennedy, Holly Powell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDBIRTH; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036827935     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.92.11.1759     Document Type: Article

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