Neonatal care and breastfeeding in medieval Persian literature: Hakim Esmail Jorjani (1042-1137AD) and the Treasure of King Khwarazm: A review

Life Science Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 115-120

  Yazdchi, Mohammad ^a   Hosseini, Seyed Fazel ^b   Ghabili, Kamyar ^b   Golzari, Samad E J ^c   Valizadeh, Leila ^b   Zamanzadeh, Vahid ^b   Akbarzadeh, Bahareh ^b   Bazzazi, Amir Mohammad ^d   Mikaeili, Haleh ^e  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Jorjani; Neonatal care; The Treasure of King Khwarazm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876747129     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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