The value of a pilot study in breast-feeding research

Midwifery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 188-193

  Carfoot, Sue ^a   Williamson, Paula R ^b   Dickson, Rumona ^b  

^a WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; SKIN CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOUCH;

EID: 2642579042     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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