A controlled trial of the father's role in breastfeeding promotion

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Pisacane, Alfredo ^a   Continisio, Grazia Isabella ^a   Aldinucci, Maria ^a   D'Amora, Stefania ^a   Continisio, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Controlled trial; Education; Fathers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LACTATION DISORDER; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; LACTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BREAST FEEDING; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33644688069     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0479     Document Type: Article

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