School nurses and teachers: Attitudes regarding inclusion of breastfeeding education in school curricula

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-146

  Spear, Hila J ^a  

^a Graduate Studies in Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding culture; School nurse influence; Student health education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST FEEDING; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BREAST FEEDING; CURRICULUM; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHOOL NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954477970     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840509350739     Document Type: Article

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