An online survey of knowledge of the weaning guidelines, advice from health visitors and other factors that influence weaning timing in UK mothers

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 410-421

  Moore, Amanda P ^a   Milligan, Peter ^a   Goff, Louise M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary feeding; Introduction of solids; UK weaning guidelines; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; E-MAIL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WAKEFULNESS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; INFANT; NURSE; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNET; MOTHERS; NURSES, COMMUNITY HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 84902485121     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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