Bachelor of Midwifery: Reflections on the first 5 years from two Victorian universities

Women and Birth

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-84

  McKenna, Lisa ^a   Rolls, Colleen ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bachelor of Midwifery; Consortium; Direct entry; Midwifery education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 34249718864     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.04.002     Document Type: Note

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