Women and Birth
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 127-130 , September 2007

Out of the Ashes: The new bachelor of midwifery curriculum at Victoria University

  • Mary Carolan

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  • Gina Kruger

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  • Vera Brown

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Received 8 December 2006 ,Revised 23 May 2007 ,Accepted 23 May 2007.

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PII: S1871-5192(07)00057-1

doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.05.006

Women and Birth
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 127-130 , September 2007

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