Effectiveness of the UNICEF/WHO 20-hour course in improving health professionals' knowledge, practices, and attitudes to breastfeeding: Before/after study of 5 maternity facilities in croatia

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 396-405

  Zakarija Grković, Irena ^a   Burmaz, Tea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b Private Pediatric Practice   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CROATIA; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; KANGAROO CARE; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CROATIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78649417559     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2010.51.396     Document Type: Article

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