Sociodemographic and atopic factors affecting breastfeeding intention in Chinese mothers

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 460-464

  Leung, T F ^a   Tam, W H ^a   Hung, E C W ^a   Fok, T F ^a   Wong, G W K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atopy; Breastfeeding; Chinese

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BREAST FEEDING; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTENTION; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0141836974     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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