Improving practice: Women's views of a maternity triage service

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 185-191

  Molloy, Cathy ^a   Mitchell, Theresa ^b  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77951606513     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2010.18.3.46923     Document Type: Article

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