Preserving normal birth: Implementing educational conferences for health care professionals

Nursing for Women's Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 472-481

  Broussard, Brenda S ^a   Broussard, Anne B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

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EID: 78649789530     PISSN: 17514851     EISSN: 1751486X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-486X.2010.01594.x     Document Type: Article

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