Feeding preferences and attitudes to breastfeeding and its promotion among teenagers in Northern Ireland

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-65

  Greene, Jacinta ^a   Stewart Knox, Barbara ^b   Wright, Marion ^a  

^a University of Ulster ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Breastfeeding; Health promotion; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTHER; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0038813639     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334402239735     Document Type: Article

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