Understanding the breast crawl: Implications for nursing practice

Nursing for Women's Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 296-307

  Henderson, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 80051942423     PISSN: 17514851     EISSN: 1751486X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-486X.2011.01650.x     Document Type: Article

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