Correlates of breast-feeding in a rural population

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 432-444

  Hanson, Michelle B ^a   Hellerstedt, Wendy L ^a   Desvarieux, Moïse ^a   Duval, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Maternal health; Rural; Social indicators; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOTHER; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141576506     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.27.4.15     Document Type: Article

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