Breastfeeding Practices among Employed Thai Women in Chiang Mai

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-232

  Yimyam, Susanha ^a   Morrow, Martha ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Employed women; Employment; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; THAILAND; TIME;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0033196038     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089033449901500313     Document Type: Article

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