Sharing empirical knowledge to improve breastfeeding promotion and support: Description of a research dissemination project

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-32

  Loiselle, Carmen G ^a,b,c   Semenic, Sonia ^a   Côté, Brigitte ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d McGill University Wilson Hall   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baby Friendly Initiative; Breastfeeding promotion; Breastfeeding support; Knowledge transfer; Research dissemination; Ten steps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; QUEBEC;

EID: 28244481866     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-475X.2005.04059.x     Document Type: Article

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