The International Confederation of Midwives: Global Standards for Midwifery Education (2010) with Companion Guidelines

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 409-416

  Thompson, Joyce B ^a   Fullerton, Judith T ^a   Sawyer, Angela J ^b  

^a The Phoenix Center ^*  (United States)

^b The Phoenix Center   (Liberia)

Author keywords

Accreditation standards; Midwifery competencies; Midwifery education

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960376348     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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