Breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and practice among school teachers in Abha female educational district, southwestern Saudi Arabia

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Al Binali, Ali Mohamed ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Breastfeeding; Knowledge; Practice; School teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864929655     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-7-10     Document Type: Article

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