Feeding beliefs and practices of mothers/caregivers for their infants

Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-13

  Memon, Yasmeen ^a   Sheikh, Salma ^b   Memon, Aslam ^b   Memon, Naheed ^a  

^a Liaquat University Eye Hospital   (Pakistan)

^b LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Feeding Practices; Infant; Maternal education; Socio cultural factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVER; COLOSTRUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRIC WARD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TABOO; WEANING;

EID: 33747889343     PISSN: 17290341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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