Assessing learning needs for breastfeeding: Setting the scene

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 196-203

  McFadden, Alison ^a   Renfrew, Mary J ^a   Dykes, Fiona ^b   Burt, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding course; Breastfeeding education; Breastfeeding training; Learning needs assessment; Stakeholder organizations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONSUMER; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKSHOP;

BREAST FEEDING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 33749000565     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2006.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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