Registration requirements for midwives in Australia: A delphi Study

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 372-383

  Pincombe, Jan ^a   McKellar, Lois ^b   Grech, Carol ^a   Grinter, Elizabeth ^a   Beresford, Gerardine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b University of South Australia ^*

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EID: 34250748533     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2007.15.6.23686     Document Type: Article

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