The breastfeeding support team for low-income, predominantly-minority women: A pilot intervention study

Health Care for Woman International

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 501-515

  Pugh, Linda C ^a   Milligan, Renee A ^b   Brown, Linda P ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; MOTHER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; MOTHERS; PENNSYLVANIA; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0035407231     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/073993301317094317     Document Type: Article

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