Role conflict and rapid socio-economic change: Breastfeeding among employed women in Thailand

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 957-965

  Yimyam, S ^a   Morrow, M ^b   Srisuphan, W ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Employment; Thailand; Women's roles

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ROLE; SOCIAL CHANGE; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONFLICT; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLICY; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND; URBAN POPULATION;

THAILAND;

EID: 0032865185     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00190-2     Document Type: Article

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