Office prenatal formula advertising and its effect on breast-feeding patterns

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 296-303

  Howard, Cynthia ^a   Howard, Fred ^a,b   Lawrence, Ruth ^a,b   Andresen, Elena ^a,b   DeBlieck, Elisabeth ^a   Weitzman, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MARKETING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ADVERTISING; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEW YORK; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; TEACHING MATERIALS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033984041     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00555-4     Document Type: Article

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