Breastfeeding rates in Hong Kong: A comparison of the 1987 and 1997 birth cohorts

Birth

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 162-168

  Leung, Gabriel M ^a   Ho, Lai Ming ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036365486     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-536X.2002.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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