Understanding perineal pain: Women's descriptions

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 383-393

  Steen, Mary ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 45749136879     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2008.16.6.29599     Document Type: Review

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