Attitudes and practices of breastfeeding mothers regarding fasting in Ramadan

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 545-554

  Ertem, I Ozturk ^a   Kaynak, G ^b   Kaynak, C ^b   Ulukol, B ^a   Baskan Gulnar, S ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Breastfeeding; Fasting; Infant nutrition; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST FEEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISLAM; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; LOGISTIC MODELS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 0035515083     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2001.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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