Extricating midwifery from the elephant's bed

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 649-653

  Mander, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MIDWIFE; MODEL; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EUROPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MIDWIFERY; MODELS, NURSING; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIETIES, NURSING;

EID: 43649091697     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(08)00075-8     Document Type: Editorial

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