Extent, accuracy, and credibility of breastfeeding information on the Internet

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-183

  Shaikh, Ulfat ^a   Scott, Barbara J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Nevada Dietetics Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Breast feeding; Breastfeeding; Internet; Websites

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INTERNET; MARKETING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLISHING; STANDARDIZATION;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 18744378281     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334405275824     Document Type: Article

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