Pediatricians', obstetricians', gynecologists', and family medicine physicians' experiences with and attitudes about breast-feeding

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 243-248

  Anchondo, Inés ^a   Berkeley, Lizabeth ^a   Mulla, Zuber D ^a   Byrd, Theresa ^a   Nuwayhid, Bahij ^a   Handal, Gilbert ^a   Akins, Ralitsa ^a  

^a Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso   (United States)

Author keywords

breast feeding; physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LACTATION; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEXICO; OBSTETRICIAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENT; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHER; THEORY OF REASONED ACTION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861035795     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3182522927     Document Type: Article

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