Women and Birth
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 79-81 , September 2009

Medicare rebates for midwives: An analysis of the 2009/2010 Federal Budget

  • Elizabeth Wilkes

      Affiliations

    • Griffith University, School of Nursing & Midwifery Logan Campus, Meadowbrook, Queensland 4131, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Bruce Teakle

      Affiliations

    • Maternity Coalition, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Jenny Gamble

      Affiliations

    • Griffith University, School of Nursing & Midwifery Logan Campus, Meadowbrook, Queensland 4131, Australia

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doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.07.001

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