International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 177-186 , February 2002

Professional attitudes to Changing Childbirth in Nottingham, UK

  • Sherie Holroyd

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
    • ,
  • Vicky Bailey

      Affiliations

    • Nottingham Health Authority, Park Row, Nottingham NG1 6GN, UK
    • ,
  • Veronica James

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
    • ,
  • Avril Pitman

      Affiliations

    • Trent Institute for Health Services Research, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
    • ,
  • David K Whynes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44-115-951-5463; fax: +44-115-951-4159

Received 20 May 2000 ,Revised 22 September 2000 ,Accepted 19 March 2001.

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International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 177-186 , February 2002

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