Maternal work and infant health in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia

Paediatrics ME

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 100-105

  El Gilany, Abdel Hady ^a   El Wehady, Adel ^b  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Al Hassa Directorate of Health   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Infant health; Maternal work; Maternity leave; Middle East; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SAUDI ARABIA; WORKING MOTHER;

EID: 38049110179     PISSN: 13685937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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