Preventive healthcare of infants in a region of Lebanon: Parental beliefs, attitudes and behaviors

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-90

  Atiyeh, Ghassan N ^a,c   El Mohandes, Ayman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Infant; Lebanon; Preventive

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INFANT WELFARE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEBANON; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 21444447039     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-005-2451-7     Document Type: Article

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