A training needs survey of doctors' breastfeeding support skills in England

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 217-231

  Wallace, Louise M ^a   Kosmala anderson, Joanna ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Continuing professional development; General practice; Infant feeding; Paediatrics; Training needs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33748996768     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2006.00070.x     Document Type: Article

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