Nurses' knowledge of current guidelines for infant feeding and weaning

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-80

  Williams, Alison ^a   Pinnington, L L ^b  

^a DERBY CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infant feeding guidelines; Infant nutrition; Knowledge; NHS Trust; Nurses; Weaning

Indexed keywords

GLUTEN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BABY FOOD; BEVERAGE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MILK; NURSING STAFF; OUTPATIENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BEVERAGES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MILK; NURSES; NUTRITION POLICY; ORAL HYGIENE; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMINS;

EID: 0038076176     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277X.2003.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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