The influence of reported paternal attitudes on the decision to breast- feed

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 305-307

  Scott, J A ^a,c   Binns, C W ^a   Aroni, R A ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Institute for Medical Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Father's attitude; Initiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030833315     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1997.tb01605.x     Document Type: Article

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