Factors associated with the pattern of breastfeeding in the north of Iran

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 702-713

  Hajian Tilaki, K O ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Determinants; Pattern

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFANT FEEDING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL IMPACT; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

ASIA; BABOL; EURASIA; IRAN; MAZANDARAN; MIDDLE EAST;

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

BIRTH ORDER; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33644854899     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460500272764     Document Type: Article

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