Midwives' experiences of caring for women whose requests are not within clinical policies and guidelines

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 564-570

  Thompson, Angela ^a  

^a TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84882747206     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2013.21.8.564     Document Type: Article

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