Evaluation of a comprehensive loving support program among state women, infants, and children (WIC) program breast-feeding coordinators

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-171

  Mitra, Amal K ^a   Khoury, Amal J ^b   Carothers, Cathy ^b   Foretich, Camille ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LOVE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAFF; TEAMWORK; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; LOVE; MISSISSIPPI; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037330519     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000053675.41623.15     Document Type: Article

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