Birth and empowerment: A qualitative study of the childbirth experience of filipino migrant women in Brisbane, Australia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 64-69

  Stewart, Donald E ^a   Das, Vibhavari ^a   Seibold, Melissa ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Childbirth; Empowerment; Filipinas; Health; Migrants; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750168706     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053959801000202     Document Type: Article

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