Obstetricians and midwives modus vivendi for current times

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 436-437

  Weaver, Edward W ^a   Clark, Kenneth F ^a   Vernon, Barbara A ^b  

^a RANZCOG   (Australia)

^b Australian College of Midwives   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDWIFE; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; STRESS; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 18744376940     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06777.x     Document Type: Editorial

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