A psychometric assessment of the H & H lactation scale in a sample of Thai mothers using a repeated measurement design

Nursing Research

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 313-323

  Punthmatharith, Busakorn ^a   Singh, Jagdip ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

H H lactation scale; Psychometric assessment; Repeated measures; Thai mothers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND;

EID: 26844552853     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200509000-00005     Document Type: Article

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