Nursing support of the process of becoming a mother

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 649-651

  Mercer, Ramona T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mothering; Nurse patient relationship; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845308269     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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