The impact of knowledge and social influences on adolescents' breast-feeding beliefs and intentions

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-305

  Swanson, Vivien ^a   Power, Kevin ^a   Kaur, Binder ^a   Carter, Harden ^b   Shepherd, Kim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Beliefs; Breast feeding; Knowledge; Social influences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MOTHERS; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 33744937916     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2006845     Document Type: Article

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