Gender role attitudes and other determinants of breast feeding intentions in Brazilian women

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-72

  Paine, P ^a,b   Dorea, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b SMLN ML ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0035219720     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2001.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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