Why don't midwives ask about domestic abuse?

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 753-758

  Buck, Lisa ^a   Collins, Sally ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 37249083095     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2007.15.12.27789     Document Type: Article

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