Factors influencing the initiation and progress of breastfeeding in Greece

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-192

  Daglas, M ^a   Antoniou, E ^a,e   Pitselis, G ^b   Iatrakis, G ^a   Kourounis, G ^c   Creatsas, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^e NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding duration; Breastfeeding initiation; Breastfeeding practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET; GREECE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 28044455651     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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