Determinants of Breast-Feeding and Weaning in Alberta, Canada

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 975-981

  Yang, Qiuying ^a   Wen, Shi Wu ^a   Dubois, Lise ^a   Chen, Yue ^a   Walker, Mark C ^a   Krewski, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast feeding, statistics numerical data; Health knowledge, attitudes, practice; Prenatal care, socioeconomic factors; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; WEANING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALBERTA; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARITAL STATUS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 21644439777     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30419-4     Document Type: Article

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