The Costs and Benefits of Nurse-Midwifery Education: Model and Application

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 341-350

  Fagerlund, Kathleen ^a   Germano, Elaine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

costs and benefits; nurse midwifery education; nurse midwifery value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSE MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NURSE MIDWIVES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 69249156396     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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