Research and Education: Why do midwives leave? (not) being the kind of midwife you want to be

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Curtis, Penny ^a   Bally, Lynda ^b   Kirkham, Mavis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749169259     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2006.14.1.20257     Document Type: Article

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