Determinants of optimal breast-feeding in peri-urban Guatemala City, Guatemala

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-192

  Dearden, Kirk ^a   Altaye, Mekibib ^b   De Maza, Irma ^c   De Oliva, Maritza ^d   Stone Jimenez, Maryanne ^e   Morrow, Ardythe L ^a   Burkhalter, Barton R ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c La Leche League Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e University Research Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Child development; Health education; Health promotion; Infant nutrition

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING; SUBURBAN AREA; WEANING;

AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREGNANCY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA;

GUATEMALA; GUATEMALA CITY;

EID: 0036738027     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892002000900007     Document Type: Article

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