A comparison of midwives' knowledge of, and attitudes to, hypnosis in hospitals with and without a hypnotherapy service

Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-26

  Eng, Yen Huey ^a   Cyna, Allan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MIDWIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TRAINING;

EID: 33745194355     PISSN: 01560417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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