Evidence-based care and childbearing - A critical approach

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 239-247

  Berg, Marie ^a   Bondas, Terese ^b   Brinchmann, Berit Støre ^c   Lundgren, Ingela ^b   Ólafsdóttir, Ólöf Ásta ^d   Vehvilainen Julkunen, Katri ^e   Hall, Elisabeth O C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^c NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^e KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Childbearing; Evidence based care; Evidence based medicine; Lifeworld research; Nordic countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349087897     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482620802316089     Document Type: Article

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