A preliminary study of breast-feeding and maternal symptomatology

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-79

  Mezzacappa, Elizabeth Sibolboro ^b   Guethlein, William ^a   Vaz, Nelson ^a   Bagiella, Emilia ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RATING SCALE; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033851859     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02895170     Document Type: Article

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