What do mothers know about neonatal jaundice? Knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers in Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 252-256

  Ng, Su Yuen ^a   Chong, Sze Yee ^b  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^b Hospital Selayang   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84929458212     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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