Midwifery education, regulation and association in six South Asian countries - A descriptive report

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 67-72

  Bogren, Malin Upper ^a   Wiseman, Anita ^b   Berg, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNFPA   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Education; Midwifery; Regulation; South Asia

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; INDIA; LEARNING; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; NEPAL; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH ASIA;

ASIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIETIES, NURSING;

EID: 84860643127     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: 18775764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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