Independent Japanese midwives: A qualitative study of their practise and beliefs

Japan Journal of Nursing Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-93

  Gepshtein, Yana ^a,b   Horiuchi, Shigeko ^a   Eto, Hiromi ^a  

^a ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Independent Japanese midwives; Japan; Midwifery; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248984202     PISSN: 17427932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2007.00078.x     Document Type: Article

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