An evaluation of the Africa midwives research network

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages e1-

  Maclean, Gaynor D ^a   Forss, Kim ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Midwives; Reproductive health; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149410105     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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