Health beliefs and practices of Muslim women during Ramadan

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 216-221

  Kridli, Suha Al Oballi ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Fasting; Islam; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DIET RESTRICTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

BREAST FEEDING; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RELIGION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79959954067     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e3182177177     Document Type: Article

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