Formative infant feeding : Experiences and education of NICU nurses

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 236-242

  Cricco Lizza, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Emotions; Experiences; Infant feeding; NICU nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; STANDARD;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEONATAL NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349580723     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000357916.33476.a3     Document Type: Article

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