Addressing the learning deficit in breastfeeding: Strategies for change

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 239-244

  Renfrew, Mary J ^a   McFadden, Alison ^a   Dykes, Fiona ^b   Wallace, Louise M ^c   Abbott, Stephen ^d   Burt, Sue ^b   Anderson, Joanna Kosmala ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding education; Breastfeeding policy; Breastfeeding recommendations; Breastfeeding training; Learning needs assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; VOLUNTEER;

BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MENTORS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33749029238     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2006.00068.x     Document Type: Article

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