Breastfeeding among low income, African-American women: Power, beliefs and decision making

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Bentley, Margaret E ^a   Dee, Deborah L ^a   Jensen, Joan L ^a  

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Author keywords

African American; Beliefs; Breastfeeding; Power; Social ecological framework

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037227052     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.1.305s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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