Knowledge, attitudes and sources of information on breastfeeding among medical professionals in Baghdad

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 871-878

  Al Nassaj, H H ^a   Al Ward, N J A ^b   Al Awqati, N A ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; IRAQ; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST FEEDING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; IRAQ; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 28644442128     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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