Determinants of breastfeeding duration in Peninsular Malaysia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 102-106

  Awang, Halimah ^a   Salleh, Abdul Latif Haji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding duration; Breastfeeding incidence; Determinants; First live birth; Regression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034584735     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950001200209     Document Type: Article

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