Exploring and influencing the knowledge and attitudes of health professionals towards extended breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 143-150

  Cockerham Colas, Lauren ^a   Geer, Laura ^a   Benker, Karen ^a   Joseph, Michael A ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NEW YORK CITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DISTANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84863886902     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2011.0027     Document Type: Article

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