Weaning practices of mothers attending United Nations Relief and Works Agency health centres in the Gaza Governorates

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 773-781

  Abu Hamad, Bassam A ^a   Sammour, Huda K ^b  

^a AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b UNRWA   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Midwifery; Nursing; Sudden weaning; Traditional weaning methods; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MOTHER; UNITED NATIONS; WEANING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MOTHERS; UNITED NATIONS; WEANING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874962450     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06057.x     Document Type: Article

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