Maternity unit design: Background to multi-site study in England

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-33

  Symon, Andrew ^a   Paul, Jeanette ^a   Butchart, Maggie ^a   Carr, Val ^a   Dugard, Pat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 38949217392     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2008.16.1.27927     Document Type: Article

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