The Rankin Inlet Birthing Centre: Community midwifery in the Inuit context

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 178-185

  Douglas, Vasiliki Kravariotis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Division of Health and Social Sciences ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Midwifery; Nunavut

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955774685     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v70i2.17803     Document Type: Review

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