Breastfeeding and weaning practices in Bahrain: The role of mothers' education

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 257-263

  Musaiger, Abdulrahman O ^a   Abdulkhalek, Nahed ^b  

^a Bahrain Ctr for Studs and Research   (Bahrain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BAHRAIN; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEWBORN; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WEANING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BAHRAIN; BREAST FEEDING; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 0034564796     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010600001400406     Document Type: Article

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