Workplace breastfeeding support for hospital employees

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-100

  Dodgson, Joan E ^a   Chee, Yuet Oi ^b   Yap, Tian Sew ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pan Asian Lactation Consultant A ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding support programmes; Employment; Hong Kong; Nursing; Nursing mothers' rooms

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONSULTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSING STAFF; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; WORKPLACE;

BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 3042749629     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03070.x     Document Type: Article

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