Breastfeeding knowledge among health professionals in Taiwan

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 208-212

  Chen, Chao Huei ^a,b   Chen, Jia Yuh ^b,c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Health professional

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 9644281677     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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