Is maternity care evidence based or interpretation driven? Place of birth as an exemplar

Midwifery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-249

  Downe, Soo ^a   Walsh, Denis ^a   Gyte, Gill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NETHERLANDS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; SAFETY;

EID: 48349106811     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.07.001     Document Type: Editorial

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