Impressions of Breastfeeding Information and Support among First-Time Mothers Within a Multiethnic Community

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 31-46

  Loiselle, Carmen G ^a   Semenic, Sonia E ^d   Côté, Brigitte ^d   Lapointe, Monique ^d   Gendron, Roxanne ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c Nourri Src Breastfeeding Support G   (Canada)

^d McGill University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIGRATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0035751652     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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