Factors Influencing the Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding in a Group of Turkish Women

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 220-226

  Alikasşifoğglu, Müjgan ^a   Erginoz, Ethem ^a   Gur, Emel Tasdelen ^a   Baltas, Zuhal ^a   Beker, Bahar ^a   Arvas, Ahmet ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Duration of exclusive breastfeeding; Hospital practices; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TIME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 0347666260     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089033440101700305     Document Type: Article

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