Limited access to alternative models o f maternity care in the UK: Barriers to change

Quality in Health Care: Strategic Issues in Health Care Management

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 215-226

  Tucker, J S ^a   Graham, W J ^a   Hall, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85084523027     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315192611-16     Document Type: Chapter

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