Breastfeeding practices among jordanian women

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-40

  Oweis, Arwa ^a   Tayem, Asmahan ^b   Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan ^c,d,e  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Prince Rashid Hospital   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Arabic women; Breastfeeding practice; Jordan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ARABS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ISLAM; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449158478     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.01720.x     Document Type: Article

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