Women's stories of birth: A suitable form of research evidence?

Women and Birth

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 65-71

  Carolan, Mary ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Midwifery; Narratives; Stories; Story based research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILDBIRTH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33748329420     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2006.06.003     Document Type: Note

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