Fathers' involvement in antenatal screening: Midwives' views

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 218-222

  Reed, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70350164691     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2009.17.4.41669     Document Type: Article

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