CenteringPregnancy: A new approach in prenatal care

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 218-223

  Carlson, Nicole Smith ^a   Lowe, Nancy K ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal child nursing; Nurse midwives; Pregnancy; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748325840     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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