Australian rural maternity services: Creating a future or putting the last nail in the coffin

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 281-284

  Francis, Karen ^a   Mcleod, Margaret ^b   Mcintyre, Meredith ^c   Mills, Jane ^d   Miles, Maureen ^c   Bradley, Angela ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MIDWIFE; NURSING STAFF; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALIA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NURSING STAFF; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84866744437     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01300.x     Document Type: Article

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