Centering Pregnancy: The Benefits of Group Prenatal Care

Nursing for Women's Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 508-518

  Rotundo, Genie ^a  

^a Bryant and Stratton College in Syracuse   (United States)

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EID: 84864978913     PISSN: 17514851     EISSN: 1751486X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-486X.2011.01678.x     Document Type: Article

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