Choices for maternity care are they still 'an illusion'? : A qualitative exploration of women's experiences in early pregnancy

Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Jomeen, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Pregnancy; Women's experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847290756     PISSN: 13619004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cein.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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