Counselling on breastfeeding: Assessing knowledge and skills

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 492-498

  Rea, M F ^a   Venancio, S I ^b   Martines, J C ^c   Savage, F ^c  

^a Instituto de Saude   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Saude   (Brazil)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; HEALTH EDUCATION; TRAINING;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TRAINING;

AMERICAS; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CLINIC ACTIVITIES; COUNSELING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; INFANT NUTRITION; KNOWLEDGE; LATIN AMERICA; NUTRITION; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PROGRAM ACTIVITIES; PROGRAMS; RESEARCH REPORT; SOUTH AMERICA;

BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033028820     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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