A population-based survey on infant feeding practice (0-2 years) in Hong Kong: Breastfeeding rate and patterns among 3,161 infants below 6 months old

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 377-387

  Lee, Warren T K ^a,b,c   Lui, Susan S H ^a   Chan, Veronica ^a   Wong, Eric ^b   Lau, Joseph ^b  

^a Hong Kong Medical Association   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Breastmilk; Hong Kong; Infant formulae; Infants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33748846421     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: 09647058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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