Expanding pharmacists' roles in breastfeeding support: A pilot study of an online breastfeeding tutorial for student pharmacists

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-133

  Edwards, Roger A ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Education; Health promotion; Lactation; Pharmacists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY STUDENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84874258912     PISSN: 18771297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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