An intervention to discourage australian mothers from unnecessarily exposing their babies to the sun for therapeutic reasons

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 403-406

  Harrison, Simone ^a,b   Nowak, Madeleine ^a   Devine, Susan ^a   Saunders, Vicki ^a   Smith, Annika ^a,c   Buettner, Petra ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infants; Nappy rash; Neonatal jaundice; Perceived therapeutic benefits; Post partum women; Sun exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRACKED NIPPLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; NIPPLE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; SORE NIPPLE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT;

INFANTS; NAPPY RASH; NEONATAL JAUNDICE; PERCEIVED THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS; POST-PARTUM WOMEN; SUN EXPOSURE;

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84885087037     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmt042     Document Type: Article

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