Infant care practices in a metropolitan Aboriginal population

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 541-544

  Eades, S J ^a   Read, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal infants; Breast feeding; Sleeping position; Smoke exposure; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SMOKING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MALE; MOTHERS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PRONE POSITION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SMOKING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SUPINE POSITION; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032747252     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00425.x     Document Type: Article

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